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The Diamond Mine Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Cressida's other sister who is not on the ship?
(a) Glenda.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Patrice.
(d) Georgie.

2. At what do Cressida's sisters marvel?
(a) At the fact that Cressida raised Horace as a single woman.
(b) At Cressida being able to go through her life "untouched by the breath of scandal."
(c) At Cressida's success in the entertainment world.
(d) At Cressida's exceeding generosity.

3. What disease did Cressida's first husband contract?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Malaria.

4. Why do Carrie and Cressida walk away together?
(a) To go make arrangements to walk Cressida's dog.
(b) So they can talk privately.
(c) To have a sexual liaison.
(d) So the photographers can't find them.

5. With what question does Horace interrupt the two women's conversation?
(a) If the two women knew where Aunt Julia is.
(b) If they would like to go for a walk before retiring for the evening.
(c) If his mother would join him for a nightcap alone.
(d) If his mother would loan him a thousand dollars as he wants to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carrie realize about the group with whom Cressida travels?

2. Where does Cressida ask Carrie if she has visited lately?

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

4. Where does Cressida marry her second husband?

5. What do Cressida and Poppas have for each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Poppas and Cressida's sisters.

2. Why does Cressida go to England and does she accomplish what she wants to there?

3. Cressida makes the following comment when talking about Jerome to Carrie: "'Why is it? I have never cared about money, except to make people happy with it, and it has been the curse of my life. It has spoiled all my relations with people.'" Why do you think that if Cressida realizes that this statement is true, she continues to support her family and husbands?

4. Describe the scene when Cressida discovers Bouchalka in a compromising situation. Do you think she was wise to divorce him?

5. Could Cressida be characterized as a musical genius? Explain your answer.

6. What are signs that Bouchalka may not be quite as dedicated a musician as Cressida believes.

7. What is foreshadowed in the last paragraphs of Part II?

8. Describe Carrie's trip to the docks to hear the reading of the names of the survivors from the Titanic.

9. How does Poppas's relationship influence Cressida's relationship with her second husband?

10. What does the narrator say about Poppas's talents?

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