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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Cressida's second husband?
(a) Ransome.
(b) Poppas.
(c) Charley.
(d) Marcus.

2. When Carrie last saw Cressida, to whom was Cressida married?
(a) Her first husband.
(b) Her first husband.
(c) Her third husband.
(d) She was in between husbands.

3. How could Cressida's approach to her career be described?
(a) Slap happy.
(b) Winsome ways and dedicated work ethic.
(c) Cold and calculating.
(d) On again/off again enthusiasm.

4. Who does Cressida hope Carrie meets?
(a) The ship's surgeon who is single and handsome.
(b) Cressida's investment advisor.
(c) Jerome.
(d) The star opposite Cressida at a performance in London.

5. Why do Cressida's sisters believe Poppas remains in Cressida's life?
(a) To benefit from her success.
(b) To make the sisters miserable.
(c) To keep Cressida safe from abusive husbands.
(d) To gain an inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the deck steward hand Cressida?

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

3. Why does the narrator believe it is wise for the famous person to pose for the photographers?

4. From what ailment does Poppas suffer?

5. To whom does Cressida unilaterally credit for her success?

(see the answer key)

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