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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Cressida's response to what the deck steward hands her?
(a) She is flustered.
(b) She nods acceptance.
(c) She asks if the Kentucky Derby is over.
(d) She gulps it down.

3. How might Cressida's health be described?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Sound.
(d) Mediocre.

4. How might one characterize Poppas?
(a) An addicted gambler.
(b) A man of simple habits.
(c) A dilettante.
(d) An extravagant wastrel.

5. Several themes are apparent in Part 2; one theme might be what?
(a) Murder.
(b) Greed.
(c) Being a fugitive.
(d) Embezzlement.

6. How does Cressida think her sisters view her?
(a) As an angel from heaven.
(b) As a greedy woman who has amassed a fortune.
(c) As a bit of an airhead.
(d) As a fountain of wealth.

7. What is Carrie's private thought about Horace's support of Cressida?
(a) Carrie wishes Horace were support Carrie's decision to come on the voyage.
(b) Horace is the finest son a woman could hope to have.
(c) Horace's support can usually be easily bought.
(d) It is all show.

8. With what question does Horace interrupt the two women's conversation?
(a) If they would like to go for a walk before retiring for the evening.
(b) If his mother would join him for a nightcap alone.
(c) If the two women knew where Aunt Julia is.
(d) If his mother would loan him a thousand dollars as he wants to marry.

9. Besides Cressida, what was a common element in the demeanor of Cressida's siblings?
(a) They felt they were owed something.
(b) They acted like they were continually abused.
(c) They were condescending.
(d) They were eager and joyful in their lives.

10. Over whom does Cressida choose Poppas?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her father-in-law.
(c) Her second husband.
(d) Her son.

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

12. What does Jerome supposedly convey to Cressida?
(a) The sense that he is eager to greet her in London.
(b) His engagement of a private dining room on the ship.
(c) A secret code to give to some men in London.
(d) Information he had forgotten to tell her before she departed.

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

14. What is a word Cassie uses to describe Cressida's approach to her work?
(a) Certainty.
(b) Obnoxiousness.
(c) Hesitance.
(d) Languor.

15. How does Cressida explain her upcoming marriage to Carrie?
(a) As something that is grounded in years of building mutual trust.
(b) As the desire for a man to take care of her.
(c) As an impulsive decision of just a few months of knowing each other.
(d) As the need for Cressida to present a "normal" public face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miletus Poppas?

2. What is the name of Cressida's second husband?

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

4. What does Cressida do rather than argue with Horace?

5. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?

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