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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna say to Vivian in Chapter Eighteen that hurts Vivian's feelings?
(a) She tells Vivian her costumes were not very good after all.
(b) She tells Vivian Anthony can do better than her.
(c) She tells Vivian, Anthony and Arthur that they are all infants.
(d) She tells Vivian she does not belong in the theater.

2. Who came to the Lily Theater in September of 1940?
(a) Edna Parker Watson and Arthur Watson.
(b) Helen Hayes.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Billie Holiday.

3. What do Celia and Vivian help Edna do when she first arrives at The Lily?
(a) Find a makeup artist.
(b) Find a good lawyer.
(c) Find good restaurants.
(d) Unpack.

4. What does Billy spend an enormous sum of money on for the dancers and stars of City of Girls right before the show opens?
(a) Two Norwegian masseuses.
(b) Fresh-cut flowers every day.
(c) Support animals like puppies to relieve the tension.
(d) The best pizzas in town delivered hot to the theater every day.

5. What play is on at The Lily when Edna first arrives?
(a) Love Boat.
(b) The Fish and the Whale.
(c) Love Canal.
(d) Dance Away, Jackie!

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Brooks Atkinson's review of City of Girls say is the great pleasure in the play?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Edna critically tell Vivian is distracting her?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian find that makes her miss Celia?

4. What saves Vivian from marrying her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?

5. What does Edna tell Vivian in Chapter Fourteen not to let her new relationship do?

(see the answer key)

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