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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of gin does Fonsia wish to stick to at first?
(a) The gin part of the game.
(b) The discarding part of the game.
(c) The knocking part of the game.
(d) The winning part of the game

2. What is Fonsia's nickname?
(a) Sina.
(b) Fonsa.
(c) Flow.
(d) Fonsie.

3. According to Weller, the Welfare Department allows people to keep how much money?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $3,000.

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller explains how he started enjoying playing gin earlier in life. What context did he play in?
(a) As a traveling salesman.
(b) As a businessman on business trips.
(c) As a father.
(d) As a business partner.

5. According to Weller, how does Fonsia play the first hand well?
(a) By discarding her high cards.
(b) By knocking.
(c) By retaining the Kings.
(d) By discarding what he needed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it in Act 1, Scene 2 that makes Fonsia dizzy?

2. What is Weller's complaint about the family of Gladys Maye?

3. What best describes the relationship between Weller and his children?

4. How did Fonsia get over the 'spells' she had after her divorce?

5. What is the dietitian's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the moment of faintness that Fonsia suffers in Act 1, Scene 2 reveal about the two characters?

2. What confession does Weller make about himself as it relates to his interaction with the family of Gladys Mayes?

3. Towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Weller begins misinterpreting what Fonsia says. How do these misinterpretations move the play?

4. What does Gladys Mayes represent in the play?

5. What is Fonsia's concern for Weller at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

6. What is it that you think is bothering Fonsia in Act 1, Scene 1?

7. What do the costumes of the two characters at the opening of Act 1, Scene 2 suggest?

8. What is knocking?

9. What is the simple truth about old age homes - a truth not even wealth can correct, according to Weller? How might the two characters thwart this truth?

10. How would you characterize the questions Weller makes to Fonsia, and how do they propel the first scene of the play?

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