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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mat Burke wearing when Anna first sees him?
(a) Long underwear.
(b) Shirt and nice pair of pants.
(c) Dirty dungarees.
(d) Shorts and sandals.

2. What happened to the other sailors in the open boat?
(a) They were unconscious.
(b) They couldn't stand up.
(c) They had broken arms or fingers.
(d) They didn't know how to row.

3. What does Burke say he will take in place of Anna's oath if it turns out not to be a proper one?
(a) A letter from a witness.
(b) Her written statement.
(c) Her word for it.
(d) The decision of a judge.

4. What does Burke say he needs to drink in order to "wash that black kiss of yours off my lips"?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Juice.
(d) Listerine.

5. What noise does Chris make as he wrings his hands together and begins to weep in Act 3?
(a) A Laugh like a seal.
(b) Clicking noises.
(c) Harsh growl.
(d) He whimpers like a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke tell Anna that she has done to him after she tells him about her past?

2. What does Chris see when he looks out the cabin window into the night at the end of the play?

3. What is Anna's reaction when she first sees Burke seated on the deck?

4. What does Anna say just before throwing herself into a chair and sobbing hysterically in Act 3?

5. What does Chris say is a million times worse than being a sailor?

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