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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over whom does Cressida choose Poppas?
(a) Her sisters.
(b) Her father-in-law.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her second husband.

2. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?
(a) Cressida's daughter.
(b) Cressida's personal maid who is afraid of ships.
(c) Jerome Brown.
(d) Cressida's best friend.

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

4. Of what does Poppas periodically remind the Garnet sisters?
(a) That Poppas is the reason for Cressida's success.
(b) That Horace is likely to inherit all his mother's estate.
(c) That arguments among them all could result in their financial situation changing.
(d) That the upcoming financial market is likely to be grim because of the stock market crash.

5. What is Cressida's response to what the deck steward hands her?
(a) She is flustered.
(b) She gulps it down.
(c) She asks if the Kentucky Derby is over.
(d) She nods acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Cressida's approach to her career be described?

2. Upon what does Poppas' retirement hinge?

3. Who is the primary provider during Cressida's first marriage?

4. What is the narrator's relationship to the famous person who is boarding the cruise ship?

5. As Cressida walks toward her stateroom, who does she encounter?

(see the answer key)

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