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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 the name of the bar where Act 1 is set?

2. According to Marthy, what does Chris think of Anna?

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

4. How tall is Burke?

5. What does Larry ask Chris when he orders a glass of wine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna have to say to Burke when he accuses Anna of being in love with the men from her past?

2. How do the playwright and her father describe Anna?

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

4. What happens when Burke visits the cabin during Act 3 and finds Chris there?

5. Why has Anna come to New York City?

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anna change in this play? What helps create her transformation? Use textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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

Analyze the ways in which you see Anna acting as an independent woman who can take care of herself. What is her reaction when Chris and Burke begin ordering her around? Provide textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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