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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the name of the home?
(a) Granger.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Horace.
(d) Aston.
2. What is the name of Fonsia's oldest grandchild?
(a) Larry Jr.
(b) Bagley.
(c) Lonny.
(d) Denver.
3. How could Weller's statement that 'Gin is a relaxing game,' bear out in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Conforming to the action.
(b) Perfectly in this scene, but none of the later scenes.
(c) In direct contrast to the action.
(d) For Fonsia only.
4. What is a 'leg' considered in scoring gin?
(a) The difference between the score winning the game and the score of the next highest player.
(b) The difference between the winner's score and the other player's score.
(c) The difference between the dealer's score and the leader's score.
(d) The carryover of points from one game to the next.
5. In Weller's rage, he confirms having what health condition, although he claimed to have no condition in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Eating issues.
(b) Psychotic episodes.
(c) Heart problems.
(d) Diabetes.
6. What illness does Fonsia have that requires constant care?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Alzheimers.
(c) Lung Cancer.
(d) Meningitis.
7. Where does Fonsia's sister live?
(a) Denver.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Vancouver.
8. What scoring system does Weller employ in scoring gin?
(a) The Kansis Style.
(b) The Hollywood basis.
(c) The Omaha method.
(d) The English basis.
9. Weller draws what insult from the following statement by Fonsia: "I can't help it"?
(a) That he can't beat a woman.
(b) That he doesn't know how to play gin.
(c) That she is taking pity on him.
(d) That she thinks he is destined to lose against her.
10. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) That they were trouble.
(b) That they charged more than was right for their consulting.
(c) That they were unethical.
(d) That they want him back in the business.
11. What mistake does Weller make in the card game at the end of Act 1?
(a) Of calling out the cards he needs.
(b) Of discarding a card he needs.
(c) Of discarding a card he know Fonsia needs.
(d) Of calling out gin before his hand is completed.
12. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 0.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 80.
13. When Weller suggests that Fonsia check with her doctor and not a welfare quack, what does she snap back at him?
(a) That her doctor is the best money can buy.
(b) That she can take care of herself.
(c) That she is not on welfare.
(d) That there is nothing wrong with welfare doctors.
14. Weller describes what as being the worst feeling of his life?
(a) His losing streak.
(b) A kind of panic attack.
(c) His divorce proceedings.
(d) His first week in the Home.
15. What is it in Act 1, Scene 2 that makes Fonsia dizzy?
(a) The hot weather.
(b) Her winning streak.
(c) Pills.
(d) Lack of sleep.
Short Answer Questions
1. Fonsia has how many siblings?
2. What is the minimum number of cards needed for a straight in gin?
3. How is the first game of gin won in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. How many cards are dealt to the player (non-dealer)?
5. According to Weller, what is the one sin in card playing?
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