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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Fonsia's response to the name Weller calls her?
(a) Throws her cards at him.
(b) Slaps him.
(c) Storms off.
(d) Curses at him.

2. What kept Fonsia's husband from using violence against her?
(a) He was "too much of a coward."
(b) He was happy to have the relationship end.
(c) He was "too drunk to stand, as it was."
(d) He was already wanted by the police.

3. When is lightning used in the final scene of the play?
(a) At the end of statements made by Weller.
(b) At the beginning and end.
(c) When Fonsia makes true statements.
(d) At times of dramatic physical action.

4. What can be "rather awesome at times," according to Weller?
(a) The spring weather.
(b) The welfare beurocracy.
(c) The boredom.
(d) His temper.

5. As Fonsia loses her temper in Act 2, Scene 2, what changes take place in her language?
(a) Her statements become condescending.
(b) She begins to curse.
(c) Her grammar becomes worse.
(d) She increasingly repeats herself.

6. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?
(a) Weller's yelling.
(b) Weller's throwing of the card table.
(c) Weller's language.
(d) Weller's red face.

7. How was Weller possibly a dishonest business man?
(a) By exaggerating his travel expenses.
(b) By selling his company out from underneath his partners.
(c) By taking more for his work than it was worth.
(d) By cutting his partners out of the profits.

8. How does Weller create some levity in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) By dancing in the rain.
(b) By doing some card tricks..
(c) By going into a tirade about the poor, drunken, condition of the Home.
(d) By beating the furniture with his cane.

9. Who are the Sunshine Ladies?
(a) A gospel group.
(b) The ladies who prepare meals at the Home.
(c) A group that visits the Home.
(d) The nurses who hand out medication.

10. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To underscore her wealth.
(b) To underscore her loneliness.
(c) To underscore her abrasiveness.
(d) To question her honesty.

11. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, if Weller could see himself, he would what?
(a) He "would go send himself to bed."
(b) He "would call a doctor."
(c) He "wouldn't act this way."
(d) He "would quit playing cards altogether."

12. What confession does Fonsia make to Weller towards the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) That she did turn him in to the nurses.
(b) That she did cheat at gin.
(c) That her son does hate her.
(d) That she is also on welfare.

13. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia criticizes Weller for what?
(a) Having a sarcastic streak and a horrible temper.
(b) Having a sarcastic streak and a chauvinist attitude.
(c) Having a bad temper and a chauvinist streak.
(d) Having a horrible temper and being a racist.

14. What ruse does Weller use to get Fonsia to come out and see him on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her ex-husband has come to visit her.
(b) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that the Sunshine Ladies have come to visit her.
(c) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her son has come to visit her.
(d) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her sister has come to visit her.

15. According to Weller, how many of his teammates attended Cobb's funeral?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 0.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, how does Fonsia drive home the example of Weller always having to be 'the victim of bad luck,' as opposed to accepting his mistakes?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, according to Fonsia, every second breath of Weller's has to be what?

3. According to Weller in Act 2, Scene 1, what is the hottest topic of discussion at the Home?

4. In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Weller accuse Fonsia of doing by coming out to the porch when she knew it was a ruse?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Fonsia's first reaction to Weller getting the cards?

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