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

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

3. When Burke is boasting about his strength and courage in Act 2, what does Anna say to him?
(a) "Gee, you hate yourself, don't you?"
(b) "The ocean must have been pretty."
(c) "You were so busy."
(d) "You had enough time to yourself."

4. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?
(a) Want a salad?
(b) Been on a boat?
(c) Want to meet my husband?
(d) How about some music?

5. What does Anna think that Chris does for a living when she is talking with Marthy?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Judge.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris blame for his not being able to visit Anna when she was young?

2. How does Larry respond when Chris orders a drink for himself at the end of Act 1?

3. What does Burke describe as "quick and clane"?

4. What reason does Chris give for never marrying again?

5. What does Larry suggest that Chris do after he arrives at the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anna's reaction to how Burke keeps his promise to go to "the other side of the earth" where he will never see Anna again.

2. Describe Chris's appearance.

3. Why has Anna come to New York City?

4. Describe Anna's response when Burke asks what work she does when she is not sailing with her father.

5. In what way does Anna say she has changed after she tells Chris and Burke about her past?

6. How does Larry while at the bar treat Chris?

7. Why does Chris not see Anna from the time she was five?

8. Describe the crucifix that Burke uses so Anna can swear that he is the only man she has ever loved.

9. Why has the playwright chosen fog as a setting detail in Act 4?

10. Why does Burke propose to Anna after just a short acquaintance?

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