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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What force does Weller decide is at hand in Fonsia's winning streak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Divine Intervention.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Karma.
(d) Mind reading.

3. What did Fonsia do with the Ash Street house?
(a) She gave over the management of it to her son.
(b) She gave it to the Presbyterian church.
(c) She sold it.
(d) She gave it to her son.

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

5. What does Weller accuse Fonsia of doing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Of convincing the staff to change Weller's medications.
(b) Of cheating.
(c) Of turning him in to the nurses and branding him a trouble-maker.
(d) Of convincing the staff to send a psychologist out to see Weller.

6. What game does Weller deal while he and Fonsia converse at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A hand rummy.
(b) A hand of gin.
(c) A hand of poker.
(d) A hand of solitaire.

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

8. How long was Weller in the Bel Air convalescent home?
(a) 1/2 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2.5 years.
(d) 2 years.

9. 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 her sister has 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 the Sunshine Ladies have come to visit her.

10. What card does Weller claim Fonsia fed him in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The Jack of Diamonds.
(b) The Ace of Spades.
(c) The Jack of Clubs.
(d) The Jack of Hearts.

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

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

13. Why does Fonsia discard a Jack in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Because Weller citicized her for holding too many face cards earlier.
(b) So Weller can win a hand.
(c) Because she hoped to close the game with the next hand.
(d) Because she doesn't need it.

14. In Act 2, Scene 1, what threat brings Fonsia to the card table?
(a) The threat of another magicial performace.
(b) The threat of gospel hour.
(c) The threat of rain.
(d) The threat of interacting with the other 'glassy eyed' tenants.

15. What worry did Fonsia have when she was working?
(a) That she would forget her key.
(b) That she would call someone by the wrong name.
(c) That she would forget the office number.
(d) That she would misspell a word.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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

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