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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather in Act 4?
(a) Partly cloudy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

2. What does Anna do to Chris when she tells him "Don't go to sleep, Old Man!"?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Sings loudly to wake him up.
(c) Claps her hands in front of his face.
(d) Shakes him violently by the shoulder.

3. What is the weather in Act 3?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Rainy.

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

5. What does Burke say he needs to drink in order to "wash that black kiss of yours off my lips"?
(a) Listerine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Juice.
(d) Lemonade.

6. When does Burke say to Anna "To the divil with all other reasons then. They don't matter to me at all"?
(a) Before she kisses him.
(b) At the end of Act 3.
(c) After she tells him about her past.
(d) Before she reveals her past to him.

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

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

9. What reason does Chris give Burke about why he doesn't want Anna to leave him all alone?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He is old and has not had much time with her.
(c) He has arthritis.
(d) His eyesight is failing.

10. What does Anna say it is time for Burke and Chris to do at the end of Act 4?
(a) Repair the barge.
(b) Kiss and make up.
(c) Go out to get some dinner.
(d) Sing together.

11. What does Chris do after Anna says to him he should have had her with him when she was a child?
(a) Puts his hands over his ears.
(b) Curses at her.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Waves his hand dismissively.

12. What is Burke wearing at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Sailor outfit.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Cheap blue suit.
(d) Swimming trunks.

13. 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) Terror.
(d) Surprise.

14. What is the name of the steamer Chris has signed on to work for?
(a) The Sea Serpent.
(b) The Knickerbocker.
(c) Londonderry.
(d) Bloomsbury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke say that he and Anna will be happy in spite of?

2. How many days have passed between the end of Act 3 and the beginning of Act 4?

3. What does Burke say he will take in place of Anna's oath if it turns out not to be a proper one?

4. What religion does Chris say his family was in Sweden?

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

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