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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. How did Fonsia get over the 'spells' she had after her divorce?
(a) Medication.
(b) Time.
(c) The demands of raising her family.
(d) Crying fits.

2. How long has Fonsia been at the home?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two weeks.

3. Where does Fonsia's sister live?
(a) Ottawa.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Denver.
(d) Hollywood.

4. What mistake does Weller make in the card game at the end of Act 1?
(a) Of calling out the cards he needs.
(b) Of calling out gin before his hand is completed.
(c) Of discarding a card he know Fonsia needs.
(d) Of discarding a card he needs.

5. How many kids does Weller have?
(a) 1 child.
(b) 3 children.
(c) 4 children.
(d) 2 children.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fonsia, the staff never offers her 'her' medicine, but instead patronizingly does 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 the name of the home?

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 change in appearance has overcome both characters in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think is Weller's opinion of the other residents of the home after reading Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, what conditions find the two characters at the home?

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

6. What does the attire of the two characters suggest about their respective attitudes in Act 1, Scene 1?

7. According to Weller, what does he believe drives the staff's constant need to entertain the residents of the home?

8. How does Weller's choice of profanity conform to the opening action in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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