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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dish do Weller and Fonsia complain of knowing of no one who likes it?
(a) Boiled spinach.
(b) Stewed tomatoes.
(c) Creamed corn.
(d) Celery root.

2. How old is Fonsia's youngest grandchild?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

3. What is a 'leg' considered in scoring gin?
(a) The difference between the dealer's score and the leader's score.
(b) The difference between the score winning the game and the score of the next highest player.
(c) The difference between the winner's score and the other player's score.
(d) The carryover of points from one game to the next.

4. What card does Weller give Fonsia in the final hand, that he claims to know she needs?
(a) A jack.
(b) A king.
(c) A queen.
(d) An ace.

5. How does Weller plan to trick Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) By switching the card he plans to discard at the last second.
(b) By discarding a face card.
(c) By discarding a card that he needs.
(d) By knocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Fonsia's oldest grandchild?

2. Who is the luckiest person Weller has ever seen play gin?

3. How is the second hand of the second game won in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia teasingly says what to Weller?

(see the answer key)

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