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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Cressida unilaterally credit for her success?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Horace.
(c) Herself.
(d) Jerome.

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

3. What drives a wedge between the sisters and Poppas?
(a) Poppas's not allowing both sisters to come to New York.
(b) Poppas's cruelty to the sisters.
(c) Cressida favoring Poppas over the sisters.
(d) Their distrust.

4. What does the deck steward hand Cressida?
(a) A mint julep.
(b) A gin and tonic.
(c) An invitation to the captain's table for dinner.
(d) An envelope containing a wireless message.

5. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?
(a) Cressida's best friend.
(b) Jerome Brown.
(c) Cressida's daughter.
(d) Cressida's personal maid who is afraid of ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Cressida disapprove about her son?

2. There was a period in Cressida's life when she nearly did what?

3. How much responsibility do Cressida's sisters assign to Poppas for Cressida's success?

4. How does Cressida explain her upcoming marriage to Carrie?

5. What is the narrator's name?

(see the answer key)

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