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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cressida go to England?
(a) To get her money away from Jerome's inept grasp.
(b) To make money on a tour to pull herself out of the precarious financial position in which she finds herself.
(c) To see London once more before killing herself.
(d) To have a winter free of Jerome's attentions.

2. Why is Cressida's stateroom lower in the ship than usual?
(a) She thought it'd be warmer in the chilly weather.
(b) She was trying to save money.
(c) She decides to get to know a different sort of people.
(d) She was accidentally assigned there and they have no better one to offer.

3. To whom does Carrie write about the horrors of settling Cressida's will?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Poppas.
(d) Her sister.

4. How does Carrie view the letters from Cressida to family members?
(a) As testament to the dysfunction of Cressida's family members.
(b) As forgeries.
(c) As the writings of a fatigued, overworked woman.
(d) As the promise of a good inheritance.

5. Who contests the bequest to Poppas?
(a) The IRS.
(b) No one.
(c) Only Horace.
(d) Jerome and Cressida's family.

6. As Cressida makes ready to marry Bouchalka, what does she do?
(a) She takes care to ensure that the needs of the other people in her life are addressed.
(b) She resigns her job at the Met.
(c) She goes to a gypsy medium to see if it's the right thing for her to do.
(d) She fires Poppas.

7. In what type of restaurant does Cressida prefer to dine?
(a) One that is small and expensive.
(b) A restaurant where celebrities gather.
(c) Where she will be recognized and treated like a prima donna.
(d) One in which fewer people will recognize her.

8. How is Poppas seated in Cressida's car awaiting word of survivors?
(a) Slumped with shoulders drooping and chewing on his glove.
(b) Ramrod straight as if he is prepared to take the news like a man.
(c) Poppas is not in the car.
(d) Agitated, moving and fidgeting.

9. In what ways does Cressida help Bouchalka?
(a) In his career as a musician.
(b) By helping him stay in the United States legally.
(c) By helping his younger sister go to a school for aspiring musicians.
(d) By finding him a job as a janitor at the Metropolitan Opera so he can hear music while he works.

10. How much of a bequest goes to Poppas?
(a) None.
(b) 50 thousand dollars.
(c) 500 thousand dollars.
(d) 20 thousand dollars.

11. Why does Cressida want Carrie to come to Cressida's house on Sunday?
(a) To have Sunday dinner when the priest comes over.
(b) To meet Cressida's new manager.
(c) To meet Bouchalka who will be coming there on Sunday.
(d) So Carrie can help Cressida pick out new colors for the guest room.

12. How does Cressida die?
(a) A stray bullet from an assassin trying to hit the German chancellor.
(b) Of old age.
(c) Suicide.
(d) On the Titanic.

13. Why does Cressida take Bouchalka aside to converse with him?
(a) So that she can make the man she is currently jealous.
(b) Because he is clearly ill at ease among her other guests.
(c) Because she wishes to flirt with him.
(d) Because he asks to speak to her privately.

14. How do the family members act about the rest of Cressida's property?
(a) They give it to charity.
(b) They sue each other in court to gain an advantage.
(c) The fight over it tooth and nail.
(d) They calmly divide it evenly among them.

15. To whom does Carrie compare Jerome Brown?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Horace.
(c) Bouchalka.
(d) Buchanan Garnet, Cressida's oldest brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Carrie and Cressida at the opening of Part 3?

2. To whom does Cressida write a note to express her pleasure at the performance in the restaurant?

3. How does Carrie describe the violin player?

4. What prompts Carrie to write this story?

5. How do Bouchalka and Cressida appear after their honeymoon?

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