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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Carrie about the family's emotions surrounding the letters?
(a) That Cressida is so kind and loving in the letters.
(b) That they believe the letters prove their entitlement to money from the estate.
(c) That none of them has a sense of shame about the letters.
(d) That they are heartbroken when reading the letters to Carrie.

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

3. What does Blasius Bouchalka send Cressida?
(a) Tickets to his Carnegie Hall debut.
(b) A dozen roses.
(c) An original score.
(d) An invitation to Germany.

4. What is the major focus of Part 3?
(a) The relationship between Cressida and Charley.
(b) The interaction of Cressida and her two sisters when they are young.
(c) How Cressida meets, marries and divorces Blasius Bouchalka.
(d) The friendship of Carrie and Cressida.

5. As Carrie is observing the men in Cressida's car while awaiting word of survivors, what does she wonder?
(a) If Cressida would return to these men if she could.
(b) If they are already counting their inheritance.
(c) If Cressida maybe survives, but walks away from them all.
(d) If any of them would have sacrificed his life for Cressida's life.

6. Why does Poppas move to where he does?
(a) It does not rain and he will not need a hot water bottle.
(b) To become a bum.
(c) To look for a wife now that Cressida is deceased.
(d) To get as far away from Cressida's family as possible.

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

8. Why does Cressida think the violin player is either very poor or in some type of trouble?
(a) Because of his appearance.
(b) Because he asks the audience for money.
(c) Because he has a furtive expression on his face.
(d) Because he is very gaunt.

9. Where are Carrie and Cressida at the opening of Part 3?
(a) In Central Park.
(b) In Romania.
(c) In Columbus, Oh.
(d) On the ocean liner.

10. At what turn in the conversation does Bouchalka become agitated and less at ease?
(a) When Carrie mentions that Cressida would love to have more children.
(b) When Carrie mentions Cressida's first husband.
(c) When the conversation turns to music.
(d) When they talk about Germany's problems.

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

12. Why does Carrie think Bouchalka is less driven now in his work?
(a) He has it so easy.
(b) He is going to die on her just like her first husband did.
(c) He has decided he hates music.
(d) He is having an affair.

13. What else does Cressida believe about the violin player?
(a) Then he should be married so a wife can help him.
(b) That he looks like he would be an abusive husband.
(c) That he is earnest in his desire to be a musician.
(d) That he looks poor to be playing a Stradivarius violin.

14. About whom is the narrating talking at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) Jerome Brown.
(b) Poppas.
(c) Bouchalka.
(d) Carrie.

15. In what does Bouchalka seem to lose interest?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Composing.
(c) Cressida.
(d) Golf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the men in Cressida's car awaiting word of survivors actually cries?

2. Why is the violin player rummaging through a pile of papers?

3. On the next visit to the restaurant where Carrie and Cressida first saw Bouchalka, what do they learn?

4. A year later, over what were Georgie and Julie still wrangling?

5. How does Carrie describe the violin player?

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