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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cressida's relationship with Poppas had potential for _______________.
(a) intrigue.
(b) joy.
(c) scandal.
(d) greatness.

2. What did Cressida once worry about when she was broke?
(a) If she would be able to afford a gown to apply for a part on Broadway.
(b) Having enough money to bury her first husband.
(c) Whether she'd have enough food for herself and Horace.
(d) If she and her son would be put out on the streets.

3. What does Carrie want to know about Cressida?
(a) If Cressida will be invited to dine at the captain's table that evening.
(b) If Cressida had invited Horace's sister.
(c) If Cressida would be able to get some headache powder.
(d) If Cressida has any performances planned during her stay in London.

4. To whom does Cressida write a note to express her pleasure at the performance in the restaurant?
(a) The restaurant owner.
(b) No one.
(c) The violin player.
(d) The orchestra's director.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Carrie speak shortly after the ship is underway?

2. What disease did Cressida's first husband contract?

3. What most impresses Cressida's suitors about her?

4. How do Cressida's sisters and son justify their greed?

5. At what turn in the conversation does Bouchalka become agitated and less at ease?

(see the answer key)

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