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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burke say he would give up if he found a girl to marry him?
(a) Drinking and roving about.
(b) His long hair.
(c) Wearing boots in the house.
(d) Smoking a pipe.

2. Who is the last character on stage at the end of Act 3?
(a) The deckhand.
(b) Burke.
(c) Anna.
(d) Chris.

3. When Chris returns to the bar, what does Marthy do?
(a) Jumps up and runs out the door.
(b) Tells Chris Anna is waiting for him and then leaves.
(c) Brings Anna over to meet Chris.
(d) Calls Chris over to the table.

4. What does Anna think that Chris does for a living when she is talking with Marthy?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Judge.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Janitor.

5. What does Chris want to leave the barge to go and get at the end of Act 3?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A drink.
(c) Some air.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris call the sea in Act 2 when he and Anna are talking in the fog?

2. What happened to the other sailors in the open boat?

3. Why does Anna tell Chris she will not marry Burke at the beginning of Act 3?

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

5. How does Anna describe herself when she says she feels happy being at sea in Act 2?

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