Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Weller create some levity in the middle of Act 2, Scene 2?
2. What compliment does Weller make to Fonsia in Act 2, Scene 1?
3. What force does Weller decide is at hand in Fonsia's winning streak in Act 2, Scene 1?
4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Fonsia threaten to do to Weller?
5. What game does Weller deal while he and Fonsia converse at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the weather follow Weller's cues in Act 2, Scene 2?
2. What does Weller mean when he says "people say exactly what the hell they mean- then they say, 'I was only kidding.'"
3. Fonsia criticizes Weller for always blaming his failures on bad luck. How is this criticism true?
4. How is Mrs. Mayes used by Weller to get Fonsia on the porch in Act 2, Scene 2?
5. Weller criticizes Fonsia for being vindictive. How does she exemplify this behavior?
6. How is Fonsia reminded of her mother in Act 2, Scene 1?
7. What is the source of Fonsia's friction with her son?
8. 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?
9. In Act 2, Scene 1 Weller says "You can't keep anything around here." What connection does this have with Act 1, Scene 2?
10. In Act 2, Scene 1, are Weller's apologies sincere? What about his motive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does luck have in the play? For whom is the luck good and for whom is it bad? Please take the context of the characters' histories into account.
Essay Topic 2
Each scene is set apart by the time of day, the day of week, and the weather in the scene. How do these components complement the action and dialogue of each scene?
Essay Topic 3
How are Weller and Fonsia's ex-spouses similar in nature? How are they different from her father as she remembers him? Is her son the victim of preconceived notions of hers?
|
This section contains 648 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
