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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. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Fonsia threaten to do to Weller?
(a) Call a nurse.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Throw the cards away.
(d) Call her son.

2. In Act 2, Scene 2, how does Fonsia drive home the example of Weller always having to be 'the victim of bad luck,' as opposed to accepting his mistakes?
(a) By suggesting he was always bound for welfare.
(b) By suggesting his temper has lost him more than a gin partner.
(c) By suggesting his business partners were probably better business men.
(d) By suggesting his wife wouldn't have left him had he been a stronger man.

3. How does Fonsia explain her son's disinterest in visiting her?
(a) He 'just doesn't bother.'
(b) He 'doesn't care for anyone but himself.'
(c) He 'has son's of his own now.'
(d) He 'is mad about the divorce.'

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

5. What signs does Weller show of possibly having a heart attack?
(a) He stumbles and holds his right arm.
(b) His face turns red and he passes out.
(c) He collapses.
(d) He clutches his chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fonsia call for at the end of the play?

2. What confession does Fonsia make to Weller towards the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Weller accuse Fonsia of doing in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. 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?

5. What is the Extended Family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1 Weller says "You can't keep anything around here." What connection does this have with Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Although Weller disagrees at first, why does Fonsia think he wants her on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What word in particular was Fonsia daunted by when working?

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

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

6. Do you think Fonsia 'fed' Weller the Jack of Hearts in Act 2, Scene 1? Explain why.

7. How is Mrs. Mayes used by Weller to get Fonsia on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

8. In the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Weller's temper is the subject of the players discussion. What is Fonsia alluding to when she says "I don't think I'm so much afraid of what you're going to do to me. I just don't know what's going to happen next..."

9. In what way does the weather follow Weller's cues in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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