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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the next visit to the restaurant where Carrie and Cressida first saw Bouchalka, what do they learn?
(a) He had died from the illness which made him rush off from Cressida's home.
(b) He was fired and no longer working at the restaurant.
(c) He set sail back to Austria.
(d) His name wasn't really Bouchalka.

2. Why does Cressida wait for a different ocean liner from that which Horace and Poppas take?
(a) She missed the port call for Horace's ship because of a visit to the Queen.
(b) She was not quite ready to leave London.
(c) She felt it offers better publicity.
(d) She had a bad feeling about the one they took.

3. Whom do Cressida's sisters blame for the failure of Cressida's second marriage?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Horace.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Cressida.

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

5. Why does Carrie view the walk in the park as a sort of adventure?
(a) Because there are several small circus acts occurring in the park at this time.
(b) Because Carrie seldom gets to be alone with Cressida.
(c) Because even in those days it was unsafe for two women to walk in the park alone.
(d) Given Cressida's level of fame, walking in the park without one of her many attendants turns their outing into a kind of adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who out of all those mentioned in the will actually contributed to Cressida's fortune?

2. Why is Cressida not surprised to encounter Carrie?

3. The fact that Cressida's third marriage is mentioned in passing, but not elaborated upon may be an example of what?

4. What is Jerome Brown's occupation?

5. Besides Cressida's wealth, what else do Cressida's sisters covet?

(see the answer key)

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