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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many points do Fonsia and Weller play to in their first game?
2. Fonsia wins a hand of gin that Weller would have won had he knocked. What card is she waiting for that eventually wins her the hand?
3. What change in appearance has overcome both characters in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. Weller cheats in the first hand by doing what?
5. Weller describes what as being the worst feeling of his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Weller, what does he believe drives the staff's constant need to entertain the residents of the home?
2. What is knocking?
3. What about the Presbyterian home threatens both characters?
4. What is the simple truth about old age homes - a truth not even wealth can correct, according to Weller? How might the two characters thwart this truth?
5. Towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Weller begins misinterpreting what Fonsia says. How do these misinterpretations move the play?
6. What 'admiral... minor virtues' did Fonsia's father personify, and how do you think they might contrast with Weller's character?
7. At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Weller's actions contrast his earlier behavior and his current dress. How so, and what does this suggest about him?
8. What does the moment of faintness that Fonsia suffers in Act 1, Scene 2 reveal about the two characters?
9. What do the costumes of the two characters at the opening of Act 1, Scene 2 suggest?
10. How does Weller's choice of profanity conform to the opening action in Act 1, Scene 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Weller's story about Gladys Mayes' family represent in the play? Are there common perceptions of the elderly in American society that contribute to this unseen character's unhappiness?
Essay Topic 2
Is Fonsia vindictive? Is Weller a failure? Please support your responses with examples from the play.
Essay Topic 3
Each scene is set apart by the time of day, the day of week, and the weather in the scene. How do these components complement the action and dialogue of each scene?
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