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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 improve everything.
(b) They want to psychoanalyze everything.
(c) They want to criticize everything.
(d) They want to steal everything.

2. What is Weller's reaction of gin being called in the final hand in the play?
(a) He flips over the table.
(b) He strikes out at Fonsia's chair with his cane.
(c) He dances like a mad man in the rain.
(d) He throws the deck of cards at Fonsia.

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

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

5. How did Weller find himself in this Home?
(a) His sons placed him in "this cheap home."
(b) Weller was placed in this home by the Welfare Department.
(c) He had to beg them to take him now that he was out of money.
(d) Himself, by giving them the last of his savings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one subject does Mrs. Leala want to discuss?

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

3. What did Fonsia's son do to create a fissure in their relationship?

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 evidence does Weller provide in Act 2, Scene 2 to reflect Fonsia's vindictiveness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What lie does Fonsia admit to making when seeking employment earlier in life?

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

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

7. Weller criticizes Fonsia for being vindictive. How does she exemplify this behavior?

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

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

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

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