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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anna act when Chris returns with her drink in Act 1?

2. What does Larry agree to hold for Chris?

3. How does Chris react when he sees Anna and Burke talking?

4. In what season does the beginning of the play take place?

5. What color is Anna's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Burke visits the cabin during Act 3 and finds Chris there?

2. What important information does Anna learn about her father from Marthy?

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

4. What is Burke's response to Anna's revelation about her past life?

5. Describe Chris's physical and emotional state when he returns to the cabin after two days.

6. Why does Anna become a prostitute in Minnesota?

7. What is Anna's initial reaction when she sees Burke?

8. Describe Chris's appearance.

9. Describe Anna's experience of being at sea.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Burke's impact on Anna. How does he influence her in a positive way? How does she see him as a worthwhile man?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of fog in the play. How does O'Neill use it as a metaphor for both opportunity and uncertainty?

Essay Topic 3

How does the ending of the play reveal a feeling of foreboding? What do Burke and Chris say about their future on the sea? Does Anna sense this foreboding and choose to ignore it? How?

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