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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna pound her fists on at the end of Act 3?
(a) Bed.
(b) Book.
(c) Bench.
(d) Table.

2. Where is Anna planning to take the train to when she leaves the barge?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Providence.
(c) Portsmouth.
(d) New York.

3. When Chris interrupts Anna and Burke's embrace in Act 4, what does Burke do?
(a) Shakes Chris's hand.
(b) Is so startled he falls over.
(c) Steps toward Chris in a threatening manner.
(d) Has a coughing fit.

4. What does Anna tell Burke has changed her in Act 3?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Having time to meditate.
(c) A new hairstyle.
(d) The sea.

5. What does Chris say he wants to do after he gets his tin of beer from the bedroom?
(a) Dump his drink into the ocean.
(b) Have a party with the other sailors.
(c) Ask Anna to unlock the safe where she keeps the beer.
(d) Drink a toast.

6. How many days have passed between the end of Act 3 and the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) A week.
(d) One.

7. When does Burke say he and Anna will wed in Act 4?
(a) That night.
(b) Immediately.
(c) The next morning.
(d) In three days.

8. What does Anna say to Burke after she has kissed him in Act 3?
(a) "Hello."
(b) "Good-by."
(c) "Are you ready to go out now?"
(d) "Let's get married."

9. What sounds can be heard at the beginning of Act 4?
(a) Shouting of sailors.
(b) Whistles of steamers.
(c) Seals barking.
(d) Sea gulls.

10. What news does Burke tell Chris in the cabin when Anna is not there?
(a) He is getting a new job.
(b) He will marry Anna by day's end.
(c) His parents are in town.
(d) He has decided to go to college.

11. What is the setting at the opening of Act 3?
(a) Providence.
(b) Kennebunkport.
(c) New Bedford.
(d) Boston.

12. What does Burke say he would believe about Anna if he were sure she is telling him the truth in Act 4?
(a) That she went to college.
(b) That she just got a job as a newspaper delivery girl.
(c) That she is still nineteen.
(d) That she has changed.

13. What does Chris have in his hand when he returns to the cabin where Anna is waiting with her suitcase?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tin of beer.
(c) Rope.
(d) Book.

14. Why does Anna push Chris out of the way in Act 3?
(a) She doesn't want him interfering.
(b) She saw Burke was trying to hurt him.
(c) She is afraid for him.
(d) She is trying to save him.

15. When Chris returns to the cabin when Anna and Burke are embracing in Act 4, what expression first appears in his eye?
(a) Love.
(b) Coldness.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Surprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna say about her cousin Paul?

2. What does Burke promise Anna so she will not be alone for too long?

3. What are Chris and Burke's reactions in Act 4 when Anna informs them about what they will be doing together the next morning?

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

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

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