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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. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?

2. What does Chris call the men in his family who chose to become sailors?

3. What does Marthy say about Chris's view of farm life?

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

5. What is Chris's title?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Burke's physical appearance when he returns to the cabin to speak with Anna after their argument.

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

3. What is Anna's state of mind at the beginning of Act 3?

4. Describe Chris and Anna's reunion.

5. Does Chris take control of the situation when the sailor Mat Burke shouts for rescue?

6. What is Anna's viewpoint on the reality of being a sailor's wife?

7. Describe Chris's appearance.

8. Why does Chris change his mind and tell Burke him and Anna should marry after all?

9. What is the setting of Act 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of forgiveness in Anna Christie. Do you think Anna easily forgives her father for his failure to protect her as a child? Why does Anna tell Burke he must forgive and forget?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Chris not want Anna to marry Burke? What does he worry about if she marries a sailor? How does his own personal experience with marriage color his attitude about sea faring men and their wives?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ways in which you see Anna acting as an independent woman who can take care of herself. What is her reaction when Chris and Burke begin ordering her around? Provide textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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