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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Neely sing with at the psychiatric hospital?

2. Why does Winston Adams say it feels as if he knows Anne?

3. How long was the luncheon for Jennifer's French boyfriend?

4. What emotion best describes how Kevin feels about this visitor from Anne's past?

5. Where do Neely and Helen run into one another and fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry take the news that Anne will be leaving him to become the Gillian girl?

2. Why do Anne and Kevin not marry?

3. Why does Jennifer kill herself?

4. Why does Kevin Gillmore finally ask Anne to marry him?

5. Why does Anne say that Jennifer will always be in debt? Why is Jennifer really in debt?

6. How does Lyon react when he finds out Jennifer Burke has been born?

7. What does Anne say about not marrying Lyon Burke and being changed when Henry asks her about it at lunch?

8. Why does Jennifer go to Switzerland?

9. Why is Jennifer so smitten with Senator Winston Adams?

10. Why does Kevin secretly blame everything on Neely?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valley of the Dolls is told in a unique way. Each chapter tells someone else's view of what is going on in life during the novel. The setting and narrator often shift. Would you consider this novel to be third person limited or omniscient? Explain your answer and use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

What do you believe the theme of the novel is? Remember, a theme starts out as a universal idea that anyone can relate to and then is narrowed down to the novel specifically. Describe the theme and defend your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Between Jennifer North and Neely O'Hara, which person achieved more success in their lives? Both were highly motivated people who used what "God gave them" to reach their goals. In your opinion, who succeeded the most and why? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

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