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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burke have in his hands when he rushes toward Anna in Act 3?
(a) Chair.
(b) Book.
(c) Knife.
(d) Scissors.

2. Where does Anna wish she were in the beginning of Act 3?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Sweden.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) New York.

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

4. What does Burke call Chris when Chris grasps Burke by the arm at the end of Act 3?
(a) Saint.
(b) Old guy.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Old ape.

5. What expression does Anna have in her eyes as she looks at Burke when he is rushing toward her in Act 3?
(a) Slyness.
(b) Fearlessness of despair.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Terror.

6. What does Burke say that he and Anna will be happy in spite of?
(a) Her worries that she will not find a house to live in.
(b) Her worries about being alone.
(c) The devil.
(d) The curse of the sea.

7. What has happened to Burke's clothes in Act 4?
(a) They look bleached from the sun.
(b) They are newly washed and pressed.
(c) They are torn and dirty.
(d) He has spilled white paint on them.

8. What religion does Burke ask if Anna is?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

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

10. What is Anna holding but not reading while sitting in the rocking chair in the cabin?
(a) Novel.
(b) Magazine.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Bible.

11. What does Chris say is a million times worse than being a sailor?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Hardware store owner.
(c) Stoker.
(d) Big city businessman.

12. What does Chris say he is sorry for when he returns to the cabin and sees Anna with her suitcase?
(a) For forgetting her dinner.
(b) For knocking over her chair.
(c) For barging in without knocking.
(d) For everything he did wrong in her life.

13. 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 has changed.
(b) That she went to college.
(c) That she just got a job as a newspaper delivery girl.
(d) That she is still nineteen.

14. What expression is Chris wearing when he returns to the cabin from his bedroom with his tin of beer?
(a) A look of gloominess.
(b) He looks despondent.
(c) He is grinning.
(d) A tired one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anna planning to take the train to when she leaves the barge?

2. What does Anna call Burke when he says she was in love with men in St. Paul?

3. What explanation does Burke give for why he and Chris were fighting?

4. Where did Burke's picture appear in Boston?

5. What is the weather in Act 4?

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