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

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

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

5. How was Weller possibly a dishonest business man?
(a) By selling his company out from underneath his partners.
(b) By exaggerating his travel expenses.
(c) By taking more for his work than it was worth.
(d) By cutting his partners out of the profits.

Short Answer Questions

1. In dealing the last hand of gin in Act 2, Scene 2, what does Weller do differently?

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

3. Who does Weller claim to be talking to when talking to himself in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What is Weller's criticism of the Unitarian group in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, Fonsia criticizes Weller for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the weather follow Weller's cues in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. How is Mrs. Mayes used by Weller to get Fonsia on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

4. How did Fonsia fear the lie she told to win employment would be found out?

5. Although Weller disagrees at first, why does Fonsia think he wants her on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?

6. Do you think Fonsia 'fed' Weller the Jack of Hearts in Act 2, Scene 1? Explain why.

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

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

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

10. 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?

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