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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Carrie think would remain by her side no matter how rich or poor Cressida is?
(a) Horace.
(b) Poppas.
(c) Mr. Brown.
(d) Miss Julia.

2. How do Horace and Miss Julia act towards Carrie?
(a) They get up and hug her.
(b) They openly snub her.
(c) They begin excitedly talking to her.
(d) They only offer perfunctory greetings.

3. Where do Cressida's two sisters want to live?
(a) In their hometown in Ohio.
(b) In New York City with Cressida.
(c) In Paris.
(d) In London.

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

5. How does Cressida explain her melancholy to Carrie?
(a) Melancholy is a genetic trait in her family tree.
(b) The prospect of her usualy seasickness.
(c) The sea air always briefly makes her melancholy.
(d) The cloudy, grey skies makes her melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Cressida turn suddenly melancholy?

2. What does Cressida think might have been a better thing than to have married after the death of her first husband?

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

4. Who is the famous singer boarding a cruise ship in New York City?

5. From what ailment does Poppas suffer?

(see the answer key)

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