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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 does Anna hope to achieve by visiting Chris?
2. What does Chris tell Burke he needs to do at the end of Act 2?
3. How does Chris react when he sees Anna and Burke talking?
4. How many women are in the bar when Anna arrives at the beginning of the play?
5. Why does Burke say he got so strong?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Chris's appearance.
2. In what way does Anna say she has changed after she tells Chris and Burke about her past?
3. What does Chris do when he is alone in the cabin after Anna leaves to walk to the end of the dock?
4. How does Burke feel about himself when he returns to the cabin to Anna after two days of drinking and fighting?
5. What is Anna's state of mind at the beginning of Act 3?
6. 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.
7. Why does Burke propose to Anna after just a short acquaintance?
8. How are Chris and Burke behaving that makes Anna feel like a piece of furniture?
9. Why has Anna come to New York City?
10. What is the setting of Act 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Chris's view of the sea and its "dirty ole tricks." Why does he blame his problems on the sea?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think Chris takes responsibilities for his past failures? What does it say about him that he covers his ears when Anna is telling him about the horrors of her past? How does he accept responsibility in the final Act of the play?
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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