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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else turns Cressida melancholy?
(a) The prospect of more singing engagements in London.
(b) Why an aura of sadness follows her as she journeys through life.
(c) Thinking about the death of her poodle last month.
(d) The fear that she will never find true love again since her first husband's death.

2. What is the narrator's relationship to the famous person who is boarding the cruise ship?
(a) Sister.
(b) Best friend.
(c) Sister-in-law.
(d) Aunt.

3. Several themes are apparent in Part 2; one theme might be what?
(a) Being a fugitive.
(b) Greed.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Murder.

4. Who of those close to Cressida was supportive of Cressida's recent engagement?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Horace.
(c) Miss Lilly.
(d) Miss Julia.

5. Where does Cressida ask Carrie if she has visited lately?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Milan.
(c) Paris.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Carrie and Cressida walk away together?

2. What statement is true concerning Poppas and Cressida?

3. Who is the famous singer boarding a cruise ship in New York City?

4. What in Cressida's life had scandalous potential?

5. Upon what does Poppas' retirement hinge?

(see the answer key)

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