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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first move of the gin game?
(a) The dealer discards one card.
(b) The dealer turns over a card from the stack.
(c) The player randomly selects a card from the stack.
(d) The player discards one card.

2. While Weller's face is turning red in frustration, what is Fonsia doing?
(a) Frowning over her cards.
(b) Crunching her candy and tapping her foot to a march.
(c) Watching television through the window.
(d) Fiddling with her cards and humming a tune.

3. Where does Fonsia's son live?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Ottawa.
(d) Denver.

4. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) That they want him back in the business.
(b) That they charged more than was right for their consulting.
(c) That they were unethical.
(d) That they were trouble.

5. What is Fonsia's nickname?
(a) Fonsie.
(b) Fonsa.
(c) Flow.
(d) Sina.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the first hand in Act 1, Scene 2, Fonsia claims gin has what effect on her?

2. How old is Fonsia's son?

3. What game is Weller playing at the opening of the play?

4. What dish do Weller and Fonsia complain of knowing of no one who likes it?

5. 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?

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