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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what does Bouchalka compare the cakes served at Cressida's home?
2. What else does Cressida believe about the violin player?
3. What is Brown's main failing?
4. How do the family members act about the rest of Cressida's property?
5. What suggests that the violin player is either overly excited or dramatic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator, Carrie, is also one of the executors of Cressida's will. She describes a series of letters which Cressida's family produces to argue that Poppas should not receive his 50,000 dollar bequest. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your own life experience:
1. Describe the content of each letter mentioned.
2. If you were Carrie, what would you think of these letters?
3. Would you feel the letters justifies not awarding the bequest to Poppas?
4. Would you want others to see letters such as these that were about you and your relationship to a generous relative?
Essay Topic 2
An entire section of this story is devoted to an in-depth accounting of Cressida's relationship with Bouchalka, the Bohemian. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your own life experience:
1. Briefly describe how Cressida meets Bouchalka and the development of their romance.
2. Does Bouchalka seem totally devoted to composing when he is first described? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think Bouchalka lost his motivation to compose once he was no longer "hungry"?
4. Do you think Bouchalka would have continued his career as an excellent composer if he had not become a "kept" man?
Essay Topic 3
One of the first characters encountered in the story is a man by the name of Miletus Poppas. Poppas plays a significant role in Cressida's life. In fact, Cressida attributes her success solely to this man. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your life experience:
1. Briefly describe both the physical and emotional characteristics of Poppas.
2. Give examples from the story as to whether you believe Poppas was sincere in his love and admiration for Cressida.
3. After Cressida's death, Poppas receives a bequest of $50,000. Do you believe Poppas deserves this bequest? What does it say about the family in that they contest this bequest?
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