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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days have passed between the end of Act 3 and the beginning of Act 4?

2. What does Chris change his mind about regarding Anna in Act 3?

3. What explanation does Burke give for why he and Chris were fighting?

4. What is the name of the steamer Chris has signed on to work for?

5. What expression is Chris wearing when he returns to the cabin from his bedroom with his tin of beer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Anna reveal the secret of her past to Burke and Chris? What does she say she was going to do instead? What are the consequences of her revelation?

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