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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator believe it is wise for the famous person to pose for the photographers?
(a) It documents her as being on the ship in case something happens.
(b) It is free publicity.
(c) The photographers can find her more work.
(d) Because the person needs the favor of the press because of her age and marital history.

2. 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 loan him a thousand dollars as he wants to marry.
(c) If the two women knew where Aunt Julia is.
(d) If his mother would join him for a nightcap alone.

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

4. In between marriages, how many suitors does Cressida tend to have?
(a) Numerous.
(b) One or two.
(c) None.
(d) It is not stated in the novel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julia return to her stateroom?

2. Besides Cressida's wealth, what else do Cressida's sisters covet?

3. Who is the primary provider during Cressida's first marriage?

4. Why is Cressida not surprised to encounter Carrie?

5. Of what does Poppas periodically remind the Garnet sisters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Cressida's sisters act about what they receive?

2. What is thought about the musical score which Bouchalka has sent to Cressida?

3. What are some facts which Cressida learns about Bouchalka on her Sunday gathering? Is there anything in what Cressida relates to Carrie about Bouchalka that seems to foreshadow the eventual failure of his marriage to Cressida?

4. How does Carrie evaluate Jerome's effect on Cressida? Carrie uses the word "rapacious" to describe his actions, what does this word mean in the context of Jerome Brown as a financier?

5. What is foreshadowed in the last paragraphs of Part II?

6. Describe how the conversation between Cressida and Carrie lapses into a bit of melancholy.

7. What might give the reader an indication of the depth of friendship between Carrie and Cressida?

8. What is Poppas's physical ailment and what does he plan to eventually do to improve his health?

9. Do you believe that Cressida's family would have been happy just to have Cressida's love and good wishes rather than her money?

10. Describe Cressida's traveling companions.

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