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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. What does Weller think drives the management of the Home to provide entertainment?
2. At the start of the first hand in Act 1, Scene 2, Fonsia claims gin has what effect on her?
3. What does Weller blame his relationship with his children on?
4. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?
5. How is the first game of gin won in Act 1, Scene 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act 1, Scene 2, Weller states that "half of them are catatonic... and... the ones who do talk make you appreciate the ones who don't." Who is the quote in regards to, and what is it about the talking that bothers both characters?
2. According to Weller, what does he believe drives the staff's constant need to entertain the residents of the home?
3. How does Fonsia win the last hand of Act 1, Scene 1, and what might this foreshadow?
4. What new and combative aspect in the interaction between the two characters takes place upon Fonsia winning the hand with Queens in Act 1, Scene 2?
5. What is it that you think is bothering Fonsia in Act 1, Scene 1?
6. How does the scoring, according to the Hollywood style, work in gin?
7. What does Gladys Mayes represent in the play?
8. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the condition of the stage setting suggest about the financial standing of the residents?
9. What confession does Weller make about himself as it relates to his interaction with the family of Gladys Mayes?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How much do the two characters value truth? Which character hides the truth, which one lies outright, and what does this suggest about one over the other?
Essay Topic 2
The play was first performed in 1976. How do the relationships between men and women, as exemplified by the characters in the play, reflect a broken system? More specifically, what outmoded social roles are followed by the characters and do they contribute to their animosity towards one another?
Essay Topic 3
How does the poem 'As Leaden as the Aftermath of Wine,' by Alexander Pushkin relate to the play?
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