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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna pound her fists on at the end of Act 3?
(a) Bed.
(b) Bench.
(c) Book.
(d) Table.

2. What order does Burke give Anna in Act 3?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Get dressed quickly so they can go ashore.
(c) Be quiet.
(d) Stop whining.

3. What sounds can be heard at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Whistles of steamers.
(b) Shouting of sailors.
(c) Sea gulls.
(d) Seals barking.

4. What does Chris see when he looks out the cabin window into the night at the end of the play?
(a) Sea birds.
(b) Whales.
(c) Fog.
(d) Another ship.

5. What is Anna's physical appearance when she waits with her packed suitcase?
(a) Pale, tired, and worn.
(b) Happy.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Surprised.

6. What does Burke tell Anna that she has done to him after she tells him about her past?
(a) He can no longer pray.
(b) She has made him sad.
(c) He feels happy.
(d) That she has destroyed him.

7. What does Burke call Chris when Chris grasps Burke by the arm at the end of Act 3?
(a) Saint.
(b) Old guy.
(c) Old ape.
(d) Buddy.

8. What does Burke make Anna swear that she is telling the truth about?
(a) Her age.
(b) The amount of money she has in the bank.
(c) He is the only man she has ever loved.
(d) Her religion.

9. What is the name of the steamer Chris has signed on to work for?
(a) The Knickerbocker.
(b) Bloomsbury.
(c) The Sea Serpent.
(d) Londonderry.

10. When Chris returns to the cabin when Anna and Burke are embracing in Act 4, what expression first appears in his eye?
(a) Love.
(b) Coldness.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Hatred.

11. Who is the last character on stage at the end of Act 3?
(a) Anna.
(b) Chris.
(c) The deckhand.
(d) Burke.

12. What does Chris want to leave the barge to go and get at the end of Act 3?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A drink.
(c) The police.
(d) Some air.

13. What does Anna tell Burke has changed her in Act 3?
(a) The sea.
(b) A new hairstyle.
(c) Vitamins.
(d) Having time to meditate.

14. What does Anna call Chris when she is angry about him making things worse in Act 3?
(a) Mean.
(b) A devil.
(c) Fool.
(d) A Pest.

15. Where does Anna wish she were in the beginning of Act 3?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris have in his hand when he returns to the cabin where Anna is waiting with her suitcase?

2. What is the time when Act 4 begins?

3. What does Burke say that he and Anna will be happy in spite of?

4. How does Anna describe Paul's physical appearance?

5. What is Burke wearing at the beginning of Act 3?

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