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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Carrie and Cressida send the carriage home?
(a) Because one of the horses appears lame.
(b) Because the driver insults them.
(c) Because it's a lovely day and they want to stay out later.
(d) They did not send the carriage home as the carriage never shows up.

2. Besides Cressida's wealth, what else do Cressida's sisters covet?
(a) The way the public dote on her.
(b) Her handsome husband-to-be.
(c) Her perseverance.
(d) Her wonderful son.

3. How does Bouchalka explain Cressida's discovery?
(a) That he wanted to surprise her with the opera when she returned.
(b) That he could not longer be a kept man.
(c) He was quite drunk, that the affair was meaningless, and that nothing like that had ever happened before.
(d) That he didn't want to contact her and have her worry about his health.

4. How does Bouchalka justify his actions?
(a) By saying he had Cressida's good at heart.
(b) By suggesting that his music was good even if she had influence in getting it performed.
(c) By saying his father did the same thing he did.
(d) By saying he would have forgiven a similar transgression by Cressida.

5. To where does Poppas want to eventually retire?
(a) To southern Africa.
(b) To the Southwest United States.
(c) To a remote city in the middle of Asia.
(d) To the Kalimari dessert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miletus Poppas?

2. Besides her accompanist, what else is Poppas to Cressida?

3. Who decides to end Cressida's third marriage?

4. Who is the primary provider during Cressida's first marriage?

5. What is the narrator's name?

(see the answer key)

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