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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Anna's profession in the last city she lived?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Teacher.

2. What does Burke say men must be to wed girls like Anna?
(a) Real men with guts.
(b) Well-respected.
(c) Proper and refined.
(d) Friendly and helpful.

3. What is the playwright's description of Anna when she first enters the bar?
(a) Dressed like a nurse.
(b) Short and redheaded.
(c) Brown hair and vibrant.
(d) Tall, handsome, and run-down in health.

4. How long ago did Chris last see Anna?
(a) Three years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Fifteen years.

5. What is Chris's physical state when he is at the bar in the beginning of the play?
(a) He looks too heavy.
(b) He has been drinking.
(c) He feels ill.
(d) He is exhausted.

6. What gesture does Chris make at the sea at the end of Act 2?
(a) Stands before it with open arms.
(b) Shakes his fist at it with bitter hatred.
(c) Claps his hands with joy.
(d) Bows to it reverentially.

7. What reason does Chris give for never marrying again?
(a) He like living alone.
(b) He doesn't want to be tied down.
(c) He loved his first wife too much.
(d) He is scared of marriage.

8. What color is Anna's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

9. What kind of job does Burke not want to do on land?
(a) Working in a bank.
(b) Digging potatoes.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Being a store clerk.

10. What does Chris call the men in his family who chose to become sailors?
(a) Smart.
(b) Fools.
(c) Brave.
(d) Rich.

11. What is Chris's title?
(a) President.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Reverend.
(d) Captain.

12. What does Chris tell Burke he needs to do at the end of Act 2?
(a) Come with him to the officer's cabin.
(b) Hurry and get a bunk in the sailors' quarters.
(c) Act as a lookout for the night watch.
(d) Have dinner with him.

13. What does Larry agree to hold for Chris?
(a) A letter.
(b) Telegram.
(c) Pocket change.
(d) Book.

14. Why does Anna want to stay out on the deck at night at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She wants to look at the lighthouse.
(b) She is hoping for a chance to see a whale.
(c) She wants to think about things.
(d) She wants to pray.

15. What does Chris blame for his not being able to visit Anna when she was young?
(a) Too busy.
(b) Poverty.
(c) The sea.
(d) Couldn't get a train ticket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What harbor was Burke's steamer headed to?

2. How does Marthy describe Chris to Anna?

3. Who was in the family that Anna lived with after her mother died?

4. How many women are in the bar when Anna arrives at the beginning of the play?

5. What word does Chris ask Anna if she knows at the end of Act 1?

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