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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Cressida unilaterally credit for her success?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Horace.
(c) Herself.
(d) Poppas.

2. Why does Cressida's third marriage fail?
(a) Lack of passion.
(b) The reason is not revealed in Part 2.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Infidelity.

3. How do Carrie and Cressida first meet?
(a) In their freshman year of high school.
(b) As college roommates.
(c) When their husbands were stationed together in the navy.
(d) In grammar school in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

4. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?
(a) Cressida's personal maid who is afraid of ships.
(b) Jerome Brown.
(c) Cressida's daughter.
(d) Cressida's best friend.

5. What is Carrie's private thought about Horace's support of Cressida?
(a) Carrie wishes Horace were support Carrie's decision to come on the voyage.
(b) Horace's support can usually be easily bought.
(c) Horace is the finest son a woman could hope to have.
(d) It is all show.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is Cressida's family originally?

2. How does Cressida explain her melancholy to Carrie?

3. Besides Cressida, what was a common element in the demeanor of Cressida's siblings?

4. A second theme apparent in Part 2 might be what?

5. When Carrie last saw Cressida, to whom was Cressida married?

(see the answer key)

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