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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Bo'sun according to Chris?

2. What is Chris's physical state when he is at the bar in the beginning of the play?

3. Who does Anna say gives you a "kick when you're down"?

4. How tall is Burke?

5. How does Anna act when Chris returns with her drink in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Anna reveals about her past to Chris and Burke.

2. What important information does Anna learn about her father from Marthy?

3. Does Anna seem uncertain about living with her father?

4. Describe the moment when Burke and Anna express their love for each other in Act 3.

5. Why has Anna come to New York City?

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

7. What does Burke say about the other sailors in the rowboat?

8. What is Burke's response to Anna's revelation about her past life?

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

10. Describe Burke's response to Anna's comments that she has changed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Anna reveal the secret of her past to Burke and Chris? What does she say she was going to do instead? What are the consequences of her revelation?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the play is titled "Anna Christie"? What is the significance of using the name Anna chose in her past life? How does this title suggest that Anna's life should not just be considered in terms of her present, but also in terms of her past?

Essay Topic 3

How does the ending of the play reveal a feeling of foreboding? What do Burke and Chris say about their future on the sea? Does Anna sense this foreboding and choose to ignore it? How?

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