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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cressida do rather than argue with Horace?
(a) Tells him she has disinherited him.
(b) Tells him to go borrow from Poppas.
(c) Goes to her stateroom.
(d) Gives him another thousand dollars.

3. What does Cressida do when she spies Carrie?
(a) Rises and greets her warmly.
(b) Turns away and pretends not to see her.
(c) Waves at her from where she is lying on a deck lounger.
(d) Yells at her angrily about a suitcase mix-up.

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

5. The fact that Cressida's third marriage is mentioned in passing, but not elaborated upon may be an example of what?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Incompetent writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what party is Cressida's father devoted?

2. About what does Cressida turn suddenly melancholy?

3. From what ailment does Poppas suffer?

4. Why is Carrie able to spend a lot of time with Cressida over the next several days?

5. Why do Cressida's sisters believe Poppas remains in Cressida's life?

(see the answer key)

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