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

2. What excuse does Cressida give for taking her leave of Carrie?
(a) That she has letters to write.
(b) That she needs to get ready for the night's dinner.
(c) That she is meeting with Jerome on the promenade deck.
(d) That she has to lie down before the seasickness hits.

3. How do Carrie and Cressida first meet?
(a) In grammar school in their hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
(b) In their freshman year of high school.
(c) As college roommates.
(d) When their husbands were stationed together in the navy.

4. What did Cressida once worry about when she was broke?
(a) If she would be able to afford a gown to apply for a part on Broadway.
(b) If she and her son would be put out on the streets.
(c) Having enough money to bury her first husband.
(d) Whether she'd have enough food for herself and Horace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of those close to Cressida was supportive of Cressida's recent engagement?

2. To what party is Cressida's father devoted?

3. How does Cressida explain her sister's presence?

4. Besides Cressida, what was a common element in the demeanor of Cressida's siblings?

5. How much responsibility do Cressida's sisters assign to Poppas for Cressida's success?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is not traveling with Cressida and what is one possible explanation for that?

2. How do Cressida's sisters act about what they receive?

3. What does the violin player do after his first number?

4. As time passes, he appears that Bouchalka has no ambition and has not done any composing for quite some time. What is a possible reason for this?

5. Describe how the conversation between Cressida and Carrie lapses into a bit of melancholy.

6. How might Cressida's death on the Titanic be symbolic of her life?

7. To whom does Cressida attribute her success and why is this partially true and partially not the full story?

8. Describe Cressida's initial impression of the violin player (Bouchalka) at the little restaurant where Carrie and she are eating.

9. Poppas spends his entire adult life creating one star. What do you think he gains from this dedication?

10. Who is Charley Wilton and what is his relationship with Cressida?

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