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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. Whom does Carrie think has a sobering effect on Cressida?
(a) Miss Julia.
(b) Horace.
(c) Poppas.
(d) Miss Lilly.

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

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

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

5. Who of those close to Cressida was supportive of Cressida's recent engagement?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Miss Julia.
(c) Horace.
(d) Miss Lilly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Carrie want to know about Cressida?

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

4. What in Cressida's life had scandalous potential?

5. What is the name of Cressida's other sister who is not on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Carrie is watching the four men who are at the reading of the survivor's names from the Titanic, she muses to herself wondering if Cressida would actually return to those men sitting there is she could. Do you think Cressida would return to these men if she could?

2. As time passes, he appears that Bouchalka has no ambition and has not done any composing for quite some time. What is a possible reason for this?

3. What in the events of Cressida getting to know Bouchalka might be a hint to Cressida that Bouchalka might ultimately prove an unreliable spouse?

4. When Carrie mentions Cressida's engagement, what is Cressida's response?

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

6. At what do Cressida's sisters marvel about Cressida and how is that not completely true?

7. Discuss the interaction between Horace and Cressida near the end of Part one.

8. Describe a little of what the narrator gives as Cressida's early life.

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

10. How does the last paragraphs about the photograph Poppas sends reflect an important theme of this story?

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