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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. According to Fonsia, the staff never offers her 'her' medicine, but instead patronizingly does what?
(a) Offers "Honey's" medicine.
(b) Offers "our" medicine.
(c) Offers "her" medicine.
(d) Offers"yummy" medicine.

2. After losing the first hand of only their second game, Weller is no longer concerned about what?
(a) About cheating.
(b) About playing to only 80.
(c) About Fonsia's memory.
(d) About finding a worthy adversary.

3. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 0.

4. How was Fonsia raised?
(a) As an 'old time Methodist.'
(b) As a 'stoic Presbyterian.'
(c) As an Orthodox Jew.
(d) As a Southern Baptist.

5. What is the first move of the gin game?
(a) The player discards one card.
(b) The dealer discards one card.
(c) The player randomly selects a card from the stack.
(d) The dealer turns over a card from the stack.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Weller begins losing his temper, he begins yelling. He also begins doing what?

2. Fonsia wins a hand of gin that Weller would have won had he knocked. What card is she waiting for that eventually wins her the hand?

3. What is 'reassuring' to Weller?

4. In Weller's rage, he confirms having what health condition, although he claimed to have no condition in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the name of the home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't "we have to worry about [Fonsia's] memory any more?"

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

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

4. What is Weller's immediate reaction to Fonsia's distress in Act 1, Scene 1, and what does this suggest about his character?

5. How does Fonsia win the last hand of Act 1, Scene 1, and what might this foreshadow?

6. What 'admiral... minor virtues' did Fonsia's father personify, and how do you think they might contrast with Weller's character?

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

8. Why might Fonsia have thought that 'this day' was going to be particularly bad in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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