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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. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia criticizes Weller for what?
(a) Having a horrible temper and being a racist.
(b) Having a sarcastic streak and a horrible temper.
(c) Having a sarcastic streak and a chauvinist attitude.
(d) Having a bad temper and a chauvinist streak.

2. According to Weller in Act 2, Scene 1, what is the hottest topic of discussion at the Home?
(a) One's funeral arrangements.
(b) Family.
(c) Canned vegetables.
(d) The gospel hour.

3. What ruse does Weller use to get Fonsia to come out and see him on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that the Sunshine Ladies have come to visit her.
(b) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her ex-husband has come to visit her.
(c) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her son has come to visit her.
(d) He has another resident of the home tell Fonsia that her sister has come to visit her.

4. How was Weller possibly a dishonest business man?
(a) By taking more for his work than it was worth.
(b) By exaggerating his travel expenses.
(c) By cutting his partners out of the profits.
(d) By selling his company out from underneath his partners.

5. In dealing the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 2, what does Weller do differently?
(a) Deals himself first.
(b) Asks Fonsia to keep score.
(c) Deals to Fonsia first.
(d) Cuts the deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fonsia think Weller wants to meet her on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What compliment does Weller make to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?

4. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Fonsia threaten to do to Weller?

Short Essay Questions

1. Towards the end of Act 2, Scene 1, Weller begins talking to himself. How is this 'craziness' foreshadowed?

2. How did Fonsia fear the lie she told to win employment would be found out?

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

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

5. What does Weller mean when he says "people say exactly what the hell they mean- then they say, 'I was only kidding.'"

6. How is Fonsia reminded of her mother in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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

10. In Act 2, Scene 1, are Weller's apologies sincere? What about his motive?

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