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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Burke say he got so strong?
(a) Lifting weights at the gym.
(b) Lifting fishing nets out of the sea.
(c) Shoveling a million tons of coal since he was a lad.
(d) Cutting stone out of the quarry.

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

3. How does Anna describe herself when she says she feels happy being at sea in Act 2?
(a) Strong.
(b) Confident.
(c) Nutty.
(d) Awesome.

4. What is the first question that Marthy asks Anna at the bar?
(a) Want a salad?
(b) Want to meet my husband?
(c) Been on a boat?
(d) How about some music?

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days were the sailors in the open boat?

3. How long was Burke rowing the boat without any help?

4. What does Burke say he would give up if he found a girl to marry him?

5. How long ago did Chris last see Anna?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chris respond to Anna's accusations that he abandoned her?

2. Why does Anna tells Burke "good-by" after saying she loves him?

3. Does Anna have a good experience living on her cousins' farm?

4. Does Chris take control of the situation when the sailor Mat Burke shouts for rescue?

5. Describe Anna's response when Burke asks what work she does when she is not sailing with her father.

6. How does Burke feel about himself when he returns to the cabin to Anna after two days of drinking and fighting?

7. Describe Anna's reaction to how Burke keeps his promise to go to "the other side of the earth" where he will never see Anna again.

8. What is Anna's state of mind at the beginning of Act 3?

9. Why does Chris try to dissuade Anna from liking life at sea?

10. Why does Anna need to rest up and relax?

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