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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Carrie last saw Cressida, to whom was Cressida married?
(a) Her first husband.
(b) She was in between husbands.
(c) Her third husband.
(d) Her first husband.

3. From where is Cressida's family originally?
(a) New York.
(b) Northern Ireland.
(c) California.
(d) North Carolina.

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

5. How does Cressida's trust in and loyalty to Poppas reflect some other aspect in her life?
(a) It reflects the same relationship between Cressida and her son.
(b) It reflects the same relationship between Cressida and her sisters.
(c) It reflects the same relationship between Cressida and her husbands.
(d) It may reflect the extent to which she lacks trust and loyalty in other parts of her life.

6. Who despise(s) Poppas?
(a) The general public.
(b) Cressida's sisters.
(c) Horace's father.
(d) Cressida's future husband.

7. To where does Poppas want to eventually retire?
(a) To the Southwest United States.
(b) To the Kalimari dessert.
(c) To a remote city in the middle of Asia.
(d) To southern Africa.

8. How does Cressida explain her sister's presence?
(a) Her sister needs to manager Cressida's entourage.
(b) Her sister is good company.
(c) Her sister is dying and this will be her last good time on earth.
(d) Her sister has come to expect to be able to accompany her on these types of trips.

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

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

11. Who is Miletus Poppas?
(a) Cressida's personal chef.
(b) Miss Julia's current beau.
(c) Cressida's long-time accompanist.
(d) Horace's boyfriend.

12. Of what does Poppas periodically remind the Garnet sisters?
(a) That the upcoming financial market is likely to be grim because of the stock market crash.
(b) That Horace is likely to inherit all his mother's estate.
(c) That Poppas is the reason for Cressida's success.
(d) That arguments among them all could result in their financial situation changing.

13. Why does Julia return to her stateroom?
(a) Because the seas grow rougher and the weather colder.
(b) To get a will
(c) To change for dinner.
(d) Because Poppas insulted her.

14. Who is the primary provider during Cressida's first marriage?
(a) Cressida's father.
(b) Cressida's husband.
(c) Cressida.
(d) Cressida's two sisters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement is true concerning Poppas and Cressida?

2. Besides Cressida, what was a common element in the demeanor of Cressida's siblings?

3. When Cressida makes the statement in Part II that she "very nearly escaped her destiny," of what might this be an example?

4. What does Carrie want to know about Cressida?

5. In between marriages, how many suitors does Cressida tend to have?

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