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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. How many women are in the bar when Anna arrives at the beginning of the play?
(a) Twelve.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.
2. What does Burke compare Anna to in Act 2 when he sees her for the first time?
(a) Mermaid.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Sunfish.
(d) Seal.
3. What did Anna travel in to visit Chris?
(a) Car.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Airplane.
(d) A dirty coach.
4. What is the name of the bar where Act 1 is set?
(a) The Longshoreman Saloon.
(b) Johnny-the-Priest's Saloon.
(c) Larry's Saloon.
(d) The Schooner.
5. What job at sea does Burke mention as paying enough so he could afford a little house?
(a) Stokehole of a proper ship.
(b) Fixing sails.
(c) Polishing the tack.
(d) Scrubbing the deck.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Chris react when he sees Anna and Burke talking?
2. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?
3. What does Burke do to Anna's hand when he shakes it?
4. What does Burke say men must be to wed girls like Anna?
5. What harbor was Burke's steamer headed to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Anna have a good experience living on her cousins' farm?
2. Does Anna seem uncertain about living with her father?
3. Why does Anna become a prostitute in Minnesota?
4. Why has the playwright chosen fog as a setting detail in Act 4?
5. What is Chris's reaction to receiving a letter from Anna?
6. What happens when Burke visits the cabin during Act 3 and finds Chris there?
7. How do the playwright and her father describe Anna?
8. What is Anna's initial reaction when she sees Burke?
9. What does Burke say about the other sailors in the rowboat?
10. Describe the crucifix that Burke uses so Anna can swear that he is the only man she has ever loved.
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