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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. How is the first game of gin won in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) By drawing the card she needed on the first draw.
(b) By receiving the perfect hand.
(c) By knocking.
(d) By passing.

2. What day does the final scene of the play take place on?
(a) 1 week later.
(b) Visitor's day.
(c) The day after.
(d) Saturday.

3. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, if Weller could see himself, he would what?
(a) He "wouldn't act this way."
(b) He "would call a doctor."
(c) He "would go send himself to bed."
(d) He "would quit playing cards altogether."

4. What illness put Weller in the convalescent home?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

5. At the start of the first hand in Act 1, Scene 2, Fonsia claims gin has what effect on her?
(a) An assuring effect.
(b) A motivating effect.
(c) A stressful effect.
(d) A relaxing effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the score of the first hand played?

2. How long was Weller in the Bel Air convalescent home?

3. What is the first move of the gin game?

4. What card games is Fonsia familiar with?

5. What exclamation by Fonsia does Act 2, Scene 1 end with?

(see the answer key)

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