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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 is Weller's criticism of the Unitarian group in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They want to psychoanalyze everything.
(b) They want to criticize everything.
(c) They want to steal everything.
(d) They want to improve everything.

2. Why does Weller throw the score card to the ground in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Because Fonsia knocked again.
(b) Because he has yet to win a single hand.
(c) Because he can't remember the score and it doesn't matter anyhow.
(d) Because Fonsia stands up for herself.

3. What remark does Weller make in Act 2, Scene 2 that Fonsia considers the most insulting remark she has heard in her life?
(a) The problem with people in the world today is that "they have a mother who's just like you,"
(b) "You've made [your son] feel like the lowest piece of crap on earth for so long he can't stand the sight of you,"
(c) That Fonsia is "vindictive."
(d) "You and your judgments ran [your husband] right out of the house."

4. How did Fonsia separate from her husband?
(a) By putting everything he owned on the street.
(b) By packing up her son and leaving town.
(c) By moving out of the house.
(d) By suing him for everything he had.

5. According to Weller, how many of his teammates attended Cobb's funeral?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Weller's business?

2. What can be "rather awesome at times," according to Weller?

3. What inconsequential mistake in her card playing does Weller bring to Fonsia's attention?

4. Who is Weller's accomplice in his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What is Weller's reaction of gin being called in the final hand in the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Fonsia criticizes Weller for always blaming his failures on bad luck. How is this criticism true?

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

7. What has Fonsia done to Weller since their last meeting in Act 2, Scene 1 that has upset him?

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. 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?

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

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