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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Fonsia have that requires constant care?
(a) Lung Cancer.
(b) Alzheimers.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Meningitis.

2. Fonsia has how many siblings?
(a) 2 siblings.
(b) 4 siblings.
(c) 1 sibling.
(d) 3 siblings.

3. Fonsia claims that her mother would have killed her for playing cards. Why is that?
(a) Fonsia's mother considered card playing a man's game, and would have looked down upon it.
(b) Fonsia's mother considered card playing gambling, and would have looked down upon it.
(c) Fonsia's mother considered card playing a sin, and would have looked down upon it.
(d) Fonsia's mother considered card playing below their station, and would have looked down upon it.

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

5. Who is the luckiest person Weller has ever seen play gin?
(a) His son.
(b) Himself.
(c) Fonsia.
(d) His ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the relationship between Weller and his children?

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

3. How old is Fonsia's son?

4. When Weller begins losing his temper at the game, Fonsia threatens what?

5. How many points does Weller post in the first game in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is knocking?

2. What is the simple truth about old age homes - a truth not even wealth can correct, according to Weller? How might the two characters thwart this truth?

3. What 'admiral... minor virtues' did Fonsia's father personify, and how do you think they might contrast with Weller's character?

4. What does the attire of the two characters suggest about their respective attitudes in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the condition of the stage setting suggest about the financial standing of the residents?

6. How does Weller's choice of profanity conform to the opening action in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What new and combative aspect in the interaction between the two characters takes place upon Fonsia winning the hand with Queens in Act 1, Scene 2?

8. In Act 1, Scene 2, why would Fonsia's father turn over in his grave, according to Weller?

9. According to Weller, what does he believe drives the staff's constant need to entertain the residents of the home?

10. What health condition of Weller's is Fonsia becoming concerned about at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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