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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

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

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Fonsia threaten to do to Weller?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Call a nurse.
(c) Call her son.
(d) Throw the cards away.

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

5. How did Weller lose his savings?
(a) He spent his savings on trying to reconnect with his family.
(b) He spent his savings in trying to win back his business.
(c) Gambling.
(d) He became ill.

6. In Act 2, Scene 1, who does Weller claim gave Fonsia the card she needed?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) The Devil.
(c) God.
(d) His little man.

7. 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?
(a) Mocking him.
(b) Trying to beat him at gin.
(c) Manipulating him.
(d) Trying to find more things to tattle on him for.

8. How is the way in which Fonsia plays her discard in the final hand of the play vindictive?
(a) By taking Weller's discard and closing the game with it.
(b) By pretending to discard the card Weller needs, then calling gin at the last second.
(c) By laughing hysterically after drawing the card she needed to win.
(d) By calling Weller a name as she calls gin.

9. According to Weller in Act 2, Scene 1, what happens when you get too far away from playing gin?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Altzheimer's.
(c) Atrophy.
(d) Boredom.

10. 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 son 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 sister has come to visit her.
(d) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her ex-husband has come to visit her.

11. What parallel does Fonsia draw between Weller and her ex-husband in the final scene?
(a) He is also "always the victim."
(b) He is also "a filthy foul mouth."
(c) He is also abusive.
(d) He is also self-centered.

12. What is Weller's criticism of the Unitarian group in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They want to improve everything.
(b) They want to criticize everything.
(c) They want to psychoanalyze everything.
(d) They want to steal everything.

13. When Fonsia confronts Weller about his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2, what is Weller's response?
(a) He denies it.
(b) He looses his temper.
(c) He grovels.
(d) He apologizes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fonsia think Weller wants to meet her on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. When it comes to men, Fonsia admits that she's been what?

3. What inconsequential mistake in her card playing does Weller bring to Fonsia's attention?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Fonsia's response to the name Weller calls her?

5. What evidence does Weller provide in Act 2, Scene 2 to reflect Fonsia's vindictiveness?

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