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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mat Burke wearing when Anna first sees him?
(a) Shirt and nice pair of pants.
(b) Long underwear.
(c) Dirty dungarees.
(d) Shorts and sandals.

2. What does Burke promise Anna so she will not be alone for too long?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) More time in the city.
(c) Children.
(d) Friends.

3. What does Burke describe as "quick and clane"?
(a) Having his tooth pulled.
(b) Death at sea for a sailor.
(c) Death by shark attack.
(d) His leg operation.

4. Why does Anna want to stay out on the deck at night at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She is hoping for a chance to see a whale.
(b) She wants to pray.
(c) She wants to look at the lighthouse.
(d) She wants to think about things.

5. Who does Anna say gives you a "kick when you're down"?
(a) Police.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chris tell Burke he needs to do at the end of Act 2?

3. What is Anna holding but not reading while sitting in the rocking chair in the cabin?

4. In what season does the beginning of the play take place?

5. What does Burke make Anna swear that she is telling the truth about?

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