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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Carrie view the relationship between Cressida and Poppas?
(a) Poppas as a father figure.
(b) Part teacher, part lover.
(c) That of pupil and teacher.
(d) Strictly as employer- employee.

2. How could Cressida's approach to her career be described?
(a) Winsome ways and dedicated work ethic.
(b) Slap happy.
(c) Cold and calculating.
(d) On again/off again enthusiasm.

3. Why do Cressida's sisters believe Poppas remains in Cressida's life?
(a) To make the sisters miserable.
(b) To gain an inheritance.
(c) To benefit from her success.
(d) To keep Cressida safe from abusive husbands.

4. What else turns Cressida melancholy?
(a) The fear that she will never find true love again since her first husband's death.
(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 prospect of more singing engagements in London.

5. Who among Cressida's inner circle understands the source of her fortune?
(a) Julia.
(b) Horace.
(c) Poppas.
(d) Lilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cressida's other sister who is not on the ship?

2. What does Carrie realize about the group with whom Cressida travels?

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

4. Of what does Cressida disapprove about her son?

5. Why does Cressida's third marriage fail?

(see the answer key)

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