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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color eyes does Chris Christopherson have?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

3. How old is Burke?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) About thirty.
(d) Twenty.

4. What does Marthy say about Chris's view of farm life?
(a) Would like to own a farm.
(b) Too smelly for a child.
(c) Is afraid of animals.
(d) Best place for a kid to grow up.

5. What does Burke do to Anna's hand when he shakes it?
(a) Twists it by accident.
(b) Drops it quickly.
(c) Squeezes it tight.
(d) Kisses it.

6. Who is described as having choirboy looks?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Chris.
(c) Larry.
(d) Mat.

7. What time does Chris say five bells is?
(a) Two o'clock.
(b) Half past ten.
(c) Six o'clock.
(d) Twelve thirty.

8. What city is the bar located in?
(a) Miami.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

9. What word does Chris ask Anna if she knows at the end of Act 1?
(a) Mazel tov.
(b) Blimey.
(c) Skoal.
(d) Bon Apetite.

10. What job at sea does Burke mention as paying enough so he could afford a little house?
(a) Polishing the tack.
(b) Scrubbing the deck.
(c) Fixing sails.
(d) Stokehole of a proper ship.

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

12. Where does Anna help Burke move to at the end of Act 2?
(a) To the cabin.
(b) The captain's quarters.
(c) Down below.
(d) Johnson's bunk.

13. What kind of wine does Chris order for Anna in the bar when they are first reunited?
(a) Port wine.
(b) Chablis.
(c) Chianti.
(d) Sauvignon Blanc.

14. What is Chris's physical state when he is at the bar in the beginning of the play?
(a) He looks too heavy.
(b) He has been drinking.
(c) He is exhausted.
(d) He feels ill.

15. What does Chris call himself in Act 2 for bringing Anna on the voyage?
(a) "A good experience for a sailor's wife."
(b) "Damn fool."
(c) "A chance for her to learn the sea."
(d) "A good idea."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Anna and her mother move to?

2. What is the name of Chris's barge?

3. What does Larry ask Chris when he orders a glass of wine?

4. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?

5. What reason does Chris give for never marrying again?

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