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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gesture does Chris make at the sea at the end of Act 2?
(a) Claps his hands with joy.
(b) Bows to it reverentially.
(c) Shakes his fist at it with bitter hatred.
(d) Stands before it with open arms.

2. Why does Anna think it is funny when Burke tells her he signed up to work on a steamer?
(a) Because she thought he was going to work inland.
(b) She cannot see him working as a sailor.
(c) She is boarding the same steamer for a ride to the next port.
(d) It is the same one Chris will be working on.

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

4. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?
(a) Been on a boat?
(b) How about some music?
(c) Want to meet my husband?
(d) Want a salad?

5. When Burke is boasting about his strength and courage in Act 2, what does Anna say to him?
(a) "Gee, you hate yourself, don't you?"
(b) "The ocean must have been pretty."
(c) "You had enough time to yourself."
(d) "You were so busy."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Chris and Anna?

2. What is the stage direction for when Anna drinks her drink at the end of Act 1?

3. What does Anna pound her fists on at the end of Act 3?

4. What is Larry's job?

5. Why does Anna push Chris out of the way in Act 3?

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