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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 the name of Fonsia's youngest grandchild?
(a) Larry.
(b) Bagley.
(c) Lonny.
(d) Steven.
2. What is 'reassuring' to Weller?
(a) That Fonsia is carrying high cards.
(b) That Fonsia isn't happy about winning.
(c) That Fonsia isn't even trying.
(d) That Fonsia is getting a big head.
3. What comment does Fonsia make regarding Gladys Maye?
(a) That she is deaf.
(b) That she is suicidal.
(c) That she is bored.
(d) That she is too thin and doesn't eat enough.
4. What is the minimum number of cards needed for a straight in gin?
(a) 3 cards.
(b) 2 cards.
(c) 4 cards.
(d) 5 cards.
5. How did Fonsia get over the 'spells' she had after her divorce?
(a) Medication.
(b) Crying fits.
(c) The demands of raising her family.
(d) Time.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Fonsia's son's name?
2. How many cards are dealt to the dealer in the gin game?
3. What does Weller decide to call Fonsia?
4. Fonsia has how many siblings?
5. When Weller begins losing his temper at the game, Fonsia threatens what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Weller's immediate reaction to Fonsia's distress in Act 1, Scene 1, and what does this suggest about his character?
2. Prior to the deal being made in Act 1, Scene 2, how would you characterize this scene - as more of a comedy or a tragedy?
3. What does the moment of faintness that Fonsia suffers in Act 1, Scene 2 reveal about the two characters?
4. What do you think is Weller's opinion of the other residents of the home after reading Act 1, Scene 1?
5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the condition of the stage setting suggest about the financial standing of the residents?
6. What confession does Weller make about himself as it relates to his interaction with the family of Gladys Mayes?
7. Towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Weller begins misinterpreting what Fonsia says. How do these misinterpretations move the play?
8. 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?
9. What do the costumes of the two characters at the opening of Act 1, Scene 2 suggest?
10. What is knocking?
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