Anna in the Tropics
by Nilo Cruz
Description
This study guide brings Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics to life for students, building
close-reading, inference, and literary analysis skills while linking the play’s themes to Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. It
saves teachers hours of prep time by bundling comprehension checks, vocabulary-building puzzles, and
discussion-ready critical thinking prompts into one ready-to-use packet. The variety of activity formats keeps
students engaged whether they are reviewing plot details or grappling with the play’s deeper questions about
tradition, love, and change.
What’s Included:
This study guide features: 20 Factual Questions (10 per act), 6 Critical Analysis Questions (3 per act), 1 Crossword
Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 traits + evidence prompt + critical thinking question).