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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Marthy, what does Chris think of Anna?
(a) Thinks the world of her.
(b) Thinks she is probably alright.
(c) Is skeptical about seeing her.
(d) Wishes she weren't coming.

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

3. What did Anna travel in to visit Chris?
(a) Car.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) A dirty coach.
(d) Airplane.

4. What did Chris tell Marthy that Anna's job was?
(a) Writer.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Nurse girl.
(d) Actress.

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

6. What reason does Chris give for never marrying again?
(a) He doesn't want to be tied down.
(b) He is scared of marriage.
(c) He like living alone.
(d) He loved his first wife too much.

7. What does Chris tell Burke he needs to do at the end of Act 2?
(a) Hurry and get a bunk in the sailors' quarters.
(b) Act as a lookout for the night watch.
(c) Come with him to the officer's cabin.
(d) Have dinner with him.

8. What nationality is Burke?
(a) Welsh.
(b) English.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Irish.

9. After Anna tells Burke that Chris is her father, what does he call Chris?
(a) "The worst kind of father."
(b) "A good guy."
(c) "The old square--the old Swede, I mean."
(d) "His angel."

10. Who was in the family that Anna lived with after her mother died?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Mother, two sons.
(c) Father, one son.
(d) Husband, wife, and four sons.

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

12. What does Chris ask Anna to get from the cabin in Act 2?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Towel.
(d) Utensils.

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

14. Where do Anna and her mother move to?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Illinois.
(d) South Dakota.

15. What is the stage direction for when Anna drinks her drink at the end of Act 1?
(a) Puts a straw in the glass and sips.
(b) Downs her port at a gulp like a drink of whiskey.
(c) Sips modestly at her drink.
(d) Takes one gulp and spits it out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Chris ask Anna if she knows at the end of Act 1?

2. What did the veins in Burke's forearms look like when he first comes on board the barge?

3. What is a Bo'sun according to Chris?

4. What does Marthy reveal to Anna?

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

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