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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Carrie and Cressida walk away together?
(a) To go make arrangements to walk Cressida's dog.
(b) To have a sexual liaison.
(c) So the photographers can't find them.
(d) So they can talk privately.

2. What excuse does Cressida give for taking her leave of Carrie?
(a) That she needs to get ready for the night's dinner.
(b) That she is meeting with Jerome on the promenade deck.
(c) That she has to lie down before the seasickness hits.
(d) That she has letters to write.

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

4. How does Cressida explain her melancholy to Carrie?
(a) Melancholy is a genetic trait in her family tree.
(b) The cloudy, grey skies makes her melancholy.
(c) The sea air always briefly makes her melancholy.
(d) The prospect of her usualy seasickness.

5. Why is Cressida not surprised to encounter Carrie?
(a) Because Cressida's personal secretary knew Carrie booked a room.
(b) Because Cressida had sent Carried a ticket.
(c) Because Carrie loves to travel on ships.
(d) Because she always manages to turn up at critical periods in her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cressida do when she spies Carrie?

2. What is Cressida's response to what the deck steward hands her?

3. How does Cressida think her sisters view her?

4. Who of those close to Cressida was supportive of Cressida's recent engagement?

5. What does Jerome supposedly convey to Cressida?

(see the answer key)

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