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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 Anna's reaction when Burke proposes?

2. What does Anna think that Chris does for a living when she is talking with Marthy?

3. How many days were the sailors in the open boat?

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

5. What is Burke's reaction to Anna's strength?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chris do when he is alone in the cabin after Anna leaves to walk to the end of the dock?

2. How are Chris and Burke behaving that makes Anna feel like a piece of furniture?

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

4. How do the playwright and her father describe Anna?

5. What does Burke boast about to Anna?

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

7. How does Burke behave toward Anna before he finds out she is the captain's daughter?

8. Describe Chris and Anna's reunion.

9. Does Chris think it is a good idea for Anna to travel out to sea on his barge?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anna change in this play? What helps create her transformation? Use textual examples to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Exploitation of women is evident in Anna Christie. How does O'Neill present this theme in the play, and how does Anna fight against it?

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