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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 old is Fonsia's youngest grandchild?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

2. What is a 'leg' considered in scoring gin?
(a) The carryover of points from one game to the next.
(b) The difference between the dealer's score and the leader's score.
(c) The difference between the winner's score and the other player's score.
(d) The difference between the score winning the game and the score of the next highest player.

3. How old is Fonsia's son?
(a) 35.
(b) 42.
(c) 48.
(d) 45.

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

5. How could Weller's statement that 'Gin is a relaxing game,' bear out in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Perfectly in this scene, but none of the later scenes.
(b) For Fonsia only.
(c) In direct contrast to the action.
(d) Conforming to the action.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Weller claim he suffers from in Act One?

2. When Weller suggests that Fonsia check with her doctor and not a welfare quack, what does she snap back at him?

3. What is Weller's reaction to the televangelist?

4. What is the dietitian's name?

5. 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?

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 does Fonsia's childhood suggest about her character?

3. What is knocking?

4. What about the Presbyterian home threatens both characters?

5. 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?

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

7. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller states that "half of them are catatonic... and... the ones who do talk make you appreciate the ones who don't." Who is the quote in regards to, and what is it about the talking that bothers both characters?

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

9. 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?

10. In Act 1, Scene 2, why would Fonsia's father turn over in his grave, according to Weller?

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