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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is named executors of Cressida's will?
(a) Poppas.
(b) Henry Gilbert and Carrie.
(c) Horace.
(d) Jerome Brown.

2. What does Bouchalka seem to enjoy?
(a) The idea of Cressida having children.
(b) All the trappings of Cressida's high profile lifestyle.
(c) Having his own grand piano for composing.
(d) Learning to play golf.

3. What does Bouchalka do when he is twenty-one?
(a) Marries a German peasant girl.
(b) Takes vows as a monk.
(c) Joins a gypsy band and plays throughout Austria.
(d) Plays with the Paris Metro Opera.

4. To whom does Carrie write about the horrors of settling Cressida's will?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Poppas.

5. Where does the bulk of Cressida's fortune lie?
(a) In worthless stocks.
(b) In municipal bonds.
(c) In governement t-bills.
(d) In real estate.

6. To whom does Cressida write a note to express her pleasure at the performance in the restaurant?
(a) No one.
(b) The restaurant owner.
(c) The violin player.
(d) The orchestra's director.

7. Why does Bouchalka rush off from Cressida's party?
(a) He promised to pick up his younger sister and escort her home.
(b) He realizes he is late for work.
(c) He wants to quickly write down a composition that is in his head.
(d) He feels ill.

8. How long does it seem to Carrie that Bouchalka has been at Cressida's house when Carrie arrives on her next visit?
(a) Bouchalka has not yet arrived.
(b) For quite some time.
(c) For only a minute or so ahead of Carrie.
(d) Bouchalka left the day before on an emergency to Germany.

9. In a letter which Carrie discusses, what does Cressida ask of Jerome?
(a) For him to invest more wisely.
(b) For a divorce.
(c) For him to stop making investments and losing her money.
(d) For him to go away with her and live quietly where she can rest.

10. About whom is the narrating talking at the beginning of Part 4?
(a) Jerome Brown.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Poppas.
(d) Bouchalka.

11. Why does Cressida take Bouchalka aside to converse with him?
(a) Because he asks to speak to her privately.
(b) So that she can make the man she is currently jealous.
(c) Because he is clearly ill at ease among her other guests.
(d) Because she wishes to flirt with him.

12. What is Jerome Brown's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Sea captain.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Financier.

13. When Cressida makes a surprise visit home during her tour, what does she find?
(a) Bouchalka near death with the flu.
(b) Bouchalka has moved out of the home.
(c) Bouchalka having sex with the cook.
(d) Bouchalka has finished a marvelous opera.

14. With what does Cressida become enchanted?
(a) The trumpet playing.
(b) The conductor.
(c) The violin playing.
(d) The cello playing.

15. In what type of restaurant does Cressida prefer to dine?
(a) A restaurant where celebrities gather.
(b) Where she will be recognized and treated like a prima donna.
(c) One that is small and expensive.
(d) One in which fewer people will recognize her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does Cressida believe about the violin player?

2. Why is Cressida's stateroom lower in the ship than usual?

3. What suggests that the violin player is either overly excited or dramatic?

4. At what turn in the conversation does Bouchalka become agitated and less at ease?

5. Why do Carrie and Cressida send the carriage home?

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