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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what party is Cressida's father devoted?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Green Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

2. At what do Cressida's sisters marvel?
(a) At Cressida being able to go through her life "untouched by the breath of scandal."
(b) At the fact that Cressida raised Horace as a single woman.
(c) At Cressida's exceeding generosity.
(d) At Cressida's success in the entertainment world.

3. Who despise(s) Poppas?
(a) Cressida's sisters.
(b) Horace's father.
(c) Cressida's future husband.
(d) The general public.

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

5. What does Blasius Bouchalka send Cressida?
(a) A dozen roses.
(b) Tickets to his Carnegie Hall debut.
(c) An invitation to Germany.
(d) An original score.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what question does Horace interrupt the two women's conversation?

2. What is the first occurrence in Cressida's life that Carrie describes as a string of bad luck?

3. What is the narrator's relationship to the famous person who is boarding the cruise ship?

4. From what ailment does Poppas suffer?

5. Why does Cressida's third marriage fail?

(see the answer key)

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