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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Chris and Anna when Act 2 begins?
(a) Anchored in Northern Maine.
(b) At his vacation home.
(c) In Sweden.
(d) In the outer harbor of Provincetown, MA.

2. What is Burke's reaction to Anna's strength?
(a) Awe.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Rage.

3. How does Chris react when he sees Anna and Burke talking?
(a) He is in a rage.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Happily.

4. What is the name of the bar where Act 1 is set?
(a) Johnny-the-Priest's Saloon.
(b) Larry's Saloon.
(c) The Longshoreman Saloon.
(d) The Schooner.

5. How does Marthy describe Chris to Anna?
(a) He is a good guy.
(b) He is mean.
(c) He is unfair.
(d) He is losing his memory.

6. Where did Anna run away to?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Chicago.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Detroit.

7. What is the playwright's description of Anna when she first enters the bar?
(a) Brown hair and vibrant.
(b) Tall, handsome, and run-down in health.
(c) Short and redheaded.
(d) Dressed like a nurse.

8. How many days were the sailors in the open boat?
(a) One day.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Twenty days.
(d) Five days.

9. What kind of job does Burke not want to do on land?
(a) Working in a bank.
(b) Milking cows.
(c) Digging potatoes.
(d) Being a store clerk.

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

11. What does Anna do at the beginning of the play when Chris leaves the room and goes to order the wine?
(a) Sits back and relaxes.
(b) Looks in a mirror and brushes her hair.
(c) Writes a quick letter.
(d) Picks up her bag and thinks about leaving.

12. What happened to the sailors' steamer in Act 2?
(a) It had to be towed.
(b) It ran out of coal.
(c) It was wrecked.
(d) The main sail broke.

13. Where has Anna just been released from at the beginning of the play?
(a) Detox program.
(b) Jury duty.
(c) Hospital.
(d) School.

14. What did the veins in Burke's forearms look like when he first comes on board the barge?
(a) Bruised.
(b) Blue cords.
(c) Small.
(d) Ruptured.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Chris tell Marthy that Anna's job was?

3. How tall is Burke?

4. What does Burke say men must be to wed girls like Anna?

5. What is the relationship between Chris and Anna?

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