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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 force does Weller decide is at hand in Fonsia's winning streak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Divine Intervention.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Karma.
(d) Mind reading.

2. When Fonsia confronts Weller about his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2, what is Weller's response?
(a) He denies it.
(b) He grovels.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He looses his temper.

3. Weller says he would have knocked Fonsia's teeth in had she done to him what she did to her spouse. What is her response?
(a) She would have had him thrown in jail.
(b) Asks if this is why his first wife left him.
(c) She would never have given him the chance.
(d) He wouldn't dare.

4. Who does Weller claim to be talking to when talking to himself in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To his 'shadow.'.
(b) To his 'angel.'.
(c) To 'the god of Gin.'.
(d) To his 'little man.'.

5. According to Weller, Fonsia makes harsh judgments. How does he feel that she's judged him?
(a) Made him out to be a hopeless sinner.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Made him out to be crazy.
(d) Made him out to be a potential murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what threat brings Fonsia to the card table?

2. What word did Fonsia have to look up for twenty-five years?

3. What ruse does Weller use to get Fonsia to come out and see him on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, if Weller could see himself, he would what?

5. What lie does Weller, through guess work, discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the exchange of the sweater in Act 2, Scene 2. What could the exchange of the sweater represent?

2. How many hands has Weller won throughout the play?

3. How does the weather differ in Act 2, Scene 2 from other scenes? Why is it important?

4. What is the source of Fonsia's friction with her son?

5. Weller guesses that Fonsia lied to him about her son's whereabouts. What is the significance of the lie, and what other lies has she told?

6. Besides apologizing, what other emotional techniques does Weller use to convince Fonsia to play a round of cards in Act 2, Scene 1?

7. In Act 2, Scene 1, the play takes place in the evening. What is the significance of this time change?

8. Fonsia criticizes Weller for being cynical. Can you provide an example from the play of Weller's cynicism?

9. Given his behavior throughout the play, has Weller gone mad in Act 2, Scene 1?

10. In what way does the rain storm in Act 2, Scene 2 complement Fonsia's emotions?

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