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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 kind of job does Burke not want to do on land?

2. What is Anna's opinion about the fog?

3. What does Burke say men must be to wed girls like Anna?

4. After Anna tells Burke that Chris is her father, what does he call Chris?

5. What does Burke do to Anna's hand when he shakes it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anna's viewpoint on the reality of being a sailor's wife?

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

3. Describe Burke's physical appearance when he returns to the cabin to speak with Anna after their argument.

4. Describe Chris's appearance.

5. How does Larry while at the bar treat Chris?

6. What is Anna's reaction when she returns from the docks to the cabin and finds Burke there?

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

8. Why does Anna become a prostitute in Minnesota?

9. How does Chris respond to Anna's accusations that he abandoned her?

10. How does Burke behave toward Anna before he finds out she is the captain's daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Anna's childhood and life in St. Paul. What led her to run away and eventually become a prostitute? What are her feelings about men in general before she meets Burke?

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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