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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 long was Weller in the Bel Air convalescent home?

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

3. How does Weller create some levity in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?

4. How did Weller find himself in this Home?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Weller claims that Fonsia will no longer receive any help from him, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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..."

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

7. What point is Weller trying to drive home to Fonsia in his relation of the Ty Cobb story in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Fonsia vindictive? Is Weller a failure? Please support your responses with examples from the play.

Essay Topic 2

How are the two characters hypocritical in the play? What does this reveal about them?

Essay Topic 3

Fonsia relates her phobia of misspelling words when she was an apartment manager. What does this story say about her, and is there any truth to Weller's criticism of her for holding this fear?

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