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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. With whom do Carrie and Henry stand on one matter of Cressida's will?
2. Who of the men in Cressida's car awaiting word of survivors actually cries?
3. In what type of restaurant does Cressida prefer to dine?
4. Why is Cressida's stateroom lower in the ship than usual?
5. Why does Cressida think the violin player is either very poor or in some type of trouble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story opens with Cressida on an ocean voyage and ends with her death also while on an ocean voyage. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your own life experience:
1. Why do you think Ms Cather chooses to frame or book end the story with ocean voyages?
2. Compare and contrast the two ocean voyages and possible symbolic meanings of each.
3. Do you think it appropriate that Cressida dies on the Titanic? Why or Why not?
Essay Topic 2
Cather ends the story with a quote in German. Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your own life experience:
1. Find a translation of the quote on the Internet or ask a German-speaking person to translate it and then write an essay as to how that quote is or is not relevant to your life.
2. Find a translation of the quote on the Internet or ask a German-speaking person to translate it and then write an essay as to how that quote illustrates the major theme of this story.
3. After translating this quote via the Internet or other means, write an essay as to whether you think this is the best quote with which to end this story. Explain. Come up with an alternate quote that you think is as relevant or more relevant and explain why you think this way.
Essay Topic 3
In the opening of this story, Cressida is about to embark upon a fourth marriage. Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed essay using detailed examples from the book and from your own life experience:
1. Discuss each of Cressida's marriages in terms of the characteristics of the man she marries, his strengths and weaknesses, why she marries each particular man, and why the marriage ends.
2. Often is seems more difficult for a man to be married to a famous woman than the other way around. Do you believe this is true? Why or why not? Be sure to use examples to support your stance.
3. Discuss why Cressida marries rather than just has lovers, consider especially the era in which the story is set.
4. Is marriage an important institution in the world of the 21st century? Why or why not?
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