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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. Weller says he would have knocked Fonsia's teeth in had she done to him what she did to her spouse. What is her response?
(a) He wouldn't dare.
(b) She would never have given him the chance.
(c) She would have had him thrown in jail.
(d) Asks if this is why his first wife left him.

2. What does Weller think drives the management of the Home to provide entertainment?
(a) That without entertainment the tenants would 'revolt.'
(b) That without entertainment the tenants would 'find some other dive to die in.'
(c) That without entertainment the tenants would 'turn them in for their cooking.'
(d) That without entertainment the tenants would 'drop dead... en masse.'

3. What is Fonsia's son's name?
(a) David.
(b) Devon.
(c) Lonny.
(d) Larry.

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

5. How large are the rooms at the home, according to Fonsia?
(a) 10 foot by 15 foot shoe boxes.
(b) 8 foot by 8 foot closets.
(c) 12 foot by 12 foot cubes.
(d) 10 foot square boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weller claims that what is 'a racket'?

2. Act 2, Scene 1 transpires how long after the end of Act 1?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, who does Weller claim gave Fonsia the card she needed?

4. Weller's temper raises what concern for Fonsia?

5. What parallel does Fonsia draw between Weller and her ex-husband in the final scene?

(see the answer key)

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