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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 Chris call himself in Act 2 for bringing Anna on the voyage?

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

3. What does Burke say he would give up if he found a girl to marry him?

4. How does Larry respond when Chris orders a drink for himself at the end of Act 1?

5. What kind of job does Anna tell Burke she has?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the playwright chosen fog as a setting detail in Act 4?

2. Does Chris take control of the situation when the sailor Mat Burke shouts for rescue?

3. Why does Anna need to rest up and relax?

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

5. What does Burke boast about to Anna?

6. Why has Anna come to New York City?

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

8. What is Anna's initial reaction when she sees Burke?

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

10. 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.

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

Discuss the importance of fog in the play. How does O'Neill use it as a metaphor for both opportunity and uncertainty?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the central conflict between Burke and Chris. What intensifies their anger and causes them to lash out at each other? Provide textual examples to explain their conflict and how they resolve it.

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