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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 is Fonsia's son's name?
(a) David.
(b) Larry.
(c) Devon.
(d) Lonny.

2. Weller claims that what is 'a racket'?
(a) Old age homes that require tenants to attend religous services.
(b) Old age homes that require tenants to relinquish their automobiles to the home.
(c) Old age homes that require tenants to sign a power of attorney over to the home.
(d) Old age homes that require tenants to relinquish all their assets to the home.

3. How many cards are dealt to the player (non-dealer)?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. What does Weller decide to call Fonsia?
(a) By her nickname.
(b) By his own nickname.
(c) By whatever name comes to mind first.
(d) By her proper name.

5. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) That they want him back in the business.
(b) That they were unethical.
(c) That they charged more than was right for their consulting.
(d) That they were trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fonsia's sister live?

2. What three cards does Weller need to win at the end of Act 1?

3. According to Fonsia, the staff never offers her 'her' medicine, but instead patronizingly does what?

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

5. What does Weller blame his relationship with his children on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What new and combative aspect in the interaction between the two characters takes place upon Fonsia winning the hand with Queens in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. In what way, according to Weller, does the Home promote theft of its residents by the staff?

4. At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Weller's actions contrast his earlier behavior and his current dress. How so, and what does this suggest about him?

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Act 1, Scene 2, what according to Weller "seems to happen quite a lot to [Fonsia]," and how could this be seen as helpful to the writing of the play?

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