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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weller says he would have knocked Fonsia's teeth in had she done to him what she did to her spouse. What is her response?
(a) She would never have given him the chance.
(b) Asks if this is why his first wife left him.
(c) He wouldn't dare.
(d) She would have had him thrown in jail.

2. What entertainment takes place over the last hand of gin?
(a) A televangelist plays in the background.
(b) The Extended Family visits.
(c) A magic performance takes place.
(d) A choir strikes up.

3. What lie does Weller, through guess work, discover?
(a) That Fonsia lied about having never played cards before.
(b) That Fonsia lied about having a sister in Ottawa.
(c) Where Fonsia's son lives.
(d) That Fonsia lied about being divorced.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what threat brings Fonsia to the card table?
(a) The threat of another magicial performace.
(b) The threat of gospel hour.
(c) The threat of rain.
(d) The threat of interacting with the other 'glassy eyed' tenants.

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

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

7. How does Fonsia explain her son's disinterest in visiting her?
(a) He 'just doesn't bother.'
(b) He 'has son's of his own now.'
(c) He 'is mad about the divorce.'
(d) He 'doesn't care for anyone but himself.'

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

9. How does Fonsia win the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) By Weller knocking.
(b) By knocking.
(c) On the draw.
(d) By getting gin on Weller's discard.

10. What card does Weller give Fonsia in the final hand, that he claims to know she needs?
(a) A jack.
(b) An ace.
(c) A queen.
(d) A king.

11. What action does Weller take to try to mollify Fonsia as she is crying on the porch?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He retreives the pillow for her.
(c) He holds her hand.
(d) He puts his sweater around Fonsia.

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

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

14. In Act 2, Scene 2, Fonsia counters that it is Weller who is vindictive. In what way?
(a) Because he has no relationship with his children.
(b) Because he will say anything to get her to play gin.
(c) Because he sued his partners just to get even.
(d) For creating the rouse to get her out on the porch.

15. Act 2, Scene 1 transpires how long after the end of Act 1?
(a) 1 month after Act 1.
(b) 1 day after Act 1.
(c) 1 week after Act 1.
(d) 4 hours after Act 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fonsia discard a Jack in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. When Fonsia confronts Weller about his ruse in Act 2, Scene 2, what is Weller's response?

3. As Fonsia loses her temper in Act 2, Scene 2, what changes take place in her language?

4. What time of day does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

5. How does Weller plan to trick Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1?

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