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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 day does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) 1 day after the day of the first scene.
(b) 3 days after the day of the first scene.
(c) 1 month after the day of the first scene.
(d) 1 week after the day of the first scene.

2. What home does Fonsia wish to go to?
(a) The Presbyterian home.
(b) The Calvinist home.
(c) The Lutheran home.
(d) The Catholic home.

3. How many cards are dealt to the dealer in the gin game?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

4. In Weller's rage, he confirms having what health condition, although he claimed to have no condition in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Heart problems.
(b) Eating issues.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Psychotic episodes.

5. What is the name of Fonsia's oldest grandchild?
(a) Larry Jr.
(b) Lonny.
(c) Bagley.
(d) Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Weller's response to Fonsia's winning the last hand of gin in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Weller describes what as being the worst feeling of his life?

3. In this game of gin, what is 'knocking'?

4. What is Weller's last name?

5. What is the name of Fonsia's youngest grandchild?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gladys Mayes represent in the play?

2. What about the Presbyterian home threatens both characters?

3. 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?

4. What is knocking?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. How does the scoring, according to the Hollywood style, work in gin?

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

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