Anna Christie
by Eugene O’Neill
About_
This study guide accompanies Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie, following Anna’s reunion with her estranged
father Chris aboard his coal barge and her turbulent romance with the shipwrecked sailor Mat Burke. It guides
students through each act with comprehension questions, an answer key, and critical discussion prompts,
alongside a crossword puzzle and character study of Anna herself. The guide is designed to reinforce plot
comprehension while pushing students toward deeper thematic analysis of guilt, fate, and redemption. This study
guide contains 65 questions across 5 chapter sections (50 Factual + 15 Critical), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and
1 Character Focus Activity.
What’s Included_
This study guide features 5 sets of 10 Factual Questions with an answer key (50 total), 5 sets of 3 Critical Analysis
Questions (15 total), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 traits + evidence prompt +
critical thinking question).
Target Grades_
Grades 9-11
Teacher Note_
This guide is built to save you prep time while giving students a genuine reason to dig into O’Neill’s language and
moral complexity. The factual questions anchor comprehension, while the critical prompts and character study
invite real classroom debate about judgment, forgiveness, and fate. Hope it makes your unit both easier to teach
and richer for your students!