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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game is Weller playing at the opening of the play?
(a) Five card draw.
(b) Solitaire.
(c) Texas hold 'em.
(d) Cribbage.

2. What is Weller's reaction to the televangelist?
(a) He dismisses him with a wave.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He gives him the finger.
(d) He prays.

3. What scoring system does Weller employ in scoring gin?
(a) The Hollywood basis.
(b) The Omaha method.
(c) The Kansis Style.
(d) The English basis.

4. What confession does Fonsia make to Weller towards the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) That her son does hate her.
(b) That she is also on welfare.
(c) That she did cheat at gin.
(d) That she did turn him in to the nurses.

5. What force does Weller decide is at hand in Fonsia's winning streak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Mind reading.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Divine Intervention.
(d) Karma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Extended Family?

2. How old is Fonsia's son?

3. What card games is Fonsia familiar with?

4. What ruse does Weller use to get Fonsia to come out and see him on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. How did Weller lose his savings?

(see the answer key)

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