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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Evening.
(b) Morning.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

2. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 2, what is it that she likes about Weller?
(a) His intellect.
(b) His sarcasm.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His stories.

3. Who is Weller's accomplice in his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Sunshine Ladies.
(b) Mrs. Leala.
(c) Mrs. Gibran.
(d) Mrs. Mayes.

4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Fonsia threaten to do to Weller?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Throw the cards away.
(c) Call a nurse.
(d) Call her son.

5. How did Fonsia separate from her husband?
(a) By putting everything he owned on the street.
(b) By suing him for everything he had.
(c) By packing up her son and leaving town.
(d) By moving out of the house.

6. How does Weller use Fonsia's son against her in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To underscore her loneliness.
(b) To underscore her abrasiveness.
(c) To question her honesty.
(d) To underscore her wealth.

7. What happened to Weller's business?
(a) Weller was thrown out of his business by his partners.
(b) Weller's business was shut down by the state.
(c) Weller was bought out of his business by his partners.
(d) Weller gave his business to his sons.

8. Who was Ty Cobb?
(a) A musician.
(b) A football player.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A basketball player.

9. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia criticizes Weller for what?
(a) Having a bad temper and a chauvinist streak.
(b) Having a sarcastic streak and a chauvinist attitude.
(c) Having a horrible temper and being a racist.
(d) Having a sarcastic streak and a horrible temper.

10. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Fonsia's response to the name Weller calls her?
(a) Storms off.
(b) Curses at him.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Throws her cards at him.

11. What is the Extended Family?
(a) A group that visited the Home looking for substitute Grandparents.
(b) It is what the staff refers to themselves as.
(c) A group that visited the Home to steal goods, but under the auspices of being an entertainment.
(d) A church group that delivers canned food to the Home.

12. In dealing the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 2, what does Weller do differently?
(a) Cuts the deck.
(b) Deals himself first.
(c) Asks Fonsia to keep score.
(d) Deals to Fonsia first.

13. How did Weller lose his savings?
(a) He spent his savings on trying to reconnect with his family.
(b) Gambling.
(c) He spent his savings in trying to win back his business.
(d) He became ill.

14. How does Weller plan to trick Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) By switching the card he plans to discard at the last second.
(b) By discarding a card that he needs.
(c) By knocking.
(d) By discarding a face card.

15. According to Weller, how many of his teammates attended Cobb's funeral?
(a) 0.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Weller provide in Act 2, Scene 2 to reflect Fonsia's vindictiveness?

2. According to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1, if Weller could see himself, he would what?

3. What confession does Fonsia make to Weller towards the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

5. According to Fonsia, what scared her about her last encounter with Weller?

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