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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. Who was in the family that Anna lived with after her mother died?

2. What happens when Anna pushes Burke away from her?

3. What color eyes does Chris Christopherson have?

4. What happened to the other sailors in the open boat?

5. What is the name of the bar where Act 1 is set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chris's physical and emotional state when he returns to the cabin after two days.

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

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

4. Describe Anna's reaction to Burke's marriage proposal.

5. Describe Anna's experience of being at sea.

6. In what way does Anna say she has changed after she tells Chris and Burke about her past?

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

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

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

10. Why does Chris change his mind and tell Burke him and Anna should marry after all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Burke returns to talk with Anna again. What is he hoping he will hear from her? How does he take a leap of faith and believe her when she says she has never loved another man? How does he need to believe he has changed her in order to love her?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Chris not want Anna to marry Burke? What does he worry about if she marries a sailor? How does his own personal experience with marriage color his attitude about sea faring men and their wives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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