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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. According to Weller in Act 2, Scene 1, what is the hottest topic of discussion at the Home?
(a) Canned vegetables.
(b) Family.
(c) One's funeral arrangements.
(d) The gospel hour.

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

3. What exclamation by Fonsia does Act 2, Scene 1 end with?
(a) "Gin! Gin! Gin!"
(b) "Gin, Goddamnit. Gin!"
(c) "Gin. Goodnight!"
(d) "Gin you Jerk!"

4. 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 of gin.
(c) A hand rummy.
(d) A hand of poker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What parallel does Fonsia draw between Weller and her ex-husband in the final scene?

2. How did Weller lose his savings?

3. Why does Weller seek out Fonsia at the beginning of Act 2?

4. What worry did Fonsia have when she was working?

5. What can be "rather awesome at times," according to Weller?

Short Essay Questions

1. Weller guesses that Fonsia lied to him about her son's whereabouts. What is the significance of the lie, and what other lies has she told?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, are Weller's apologies sincere? What about his motive?

3. Besides apologizing, what other emotional techniques does Weller use to convince Fonsia to play a round of cards in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Weller mean when he says "people say exactly what the hell they mean- then they say, 'I was only kidding.'"

5. In Act 2, Scene 1 Weller says "You can't keep anything around here." What connection does this have with Act 1, Scene 2?

6. In Act 2, Scene 1, the play takes place in the evening. What is the significance of this time change?

7. How does the weather differ in Act 2, Scene 2 from other scenes? Why is it important?

8. What is the significance of the choir striking up in the last moments of the closing scene of the play? What kind of tune might they be singing?

9. Weller criticizes Fonsia for being vindictive. How does she exemplify this behavior?

10. Given his behavior throughout the play, has Weller gone mad in Act 2, Scene 1?

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