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

2. What card does Weller claim Fonsia fed him in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The Jack of Hearts.
(b) The Jack of Clubs.
(c) The Ace of Spades.
(d) The Jack of Diamonds.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, after Weller claims that Fonsia will no longer receive any help from him, what happens?
(a) Fonsia is of help to him by discarding a card he needs.
(b) He discards the card she needs for gin.
(c) He calls gin, but incorrectly.
(d) Fonsia knocks and wins the game.

4. How was Fonsia raised?
(a) As an Orthodox Jew.
(b) As a 'stoic Presbyterian.'
(c) As a Southern Baptist.
(d) As an 'old time Methodist.'

5. What game does Weller deal while he and Fonsia converse at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A hand of gin.
(b) A hand rummy.
(c) A hand of poker.
(d) A hand of solitaire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fonsia misplace her card in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What is a 'leg' considered in scoring gin?

3. How is the first game of gin won in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. According to Fonsia, why does she acquiesce and play a game of gin in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Weller suggests what about his business partners in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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