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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. What nationality is Burke?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) English.

2. What does Anna think that Chris does for a living when she is talking with Marthy?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Judge.

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

4. What is Larry reading behind the bar when Chris orders a glass of wine for Anna?
(a) Biology book.
(b) Comics.
(c) Novel.
(d) Newspaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna hope to achieve by visiting Chris?

2. What does Chris order for himself when he gets Anna a glass of wine?

3. What does Chris tell Burke he needs to do at the end of Act 2?

4. Where do Anna and her mother move to?

5. What was Anna's profession in the last city she lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Chris think it is a good idea for Anna to travel out to sea on his barge?

2. Why does Chris not see Anna from the time she was five?

3. What references does Burke make about fog at the end of Act 2?

4. Why does Burke propose to Anna after just a short acquaintance?

5. Why has Anna come to New York City?

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

7. How does Chris describe his family's history as sailors?

8. How does Burke behave toward Anna before he finds out she is the captain's daughter?

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

10. How does Anna respond when Burke asks her if her past was all a lie?

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