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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 7 - 13).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following clubs do Vivian and Celia Ray routinely begin their nights of revelry in New York City in?
(a) The Red Room.
(b) The Stork Club.
(c) The Bugle.
(d) The Russian Tea Room.

2. What does Edna tell Vivian is the difference between making a dress and making a costume?
(a) Dresses are sewn, but costumes are built.
(b) Dresses are elegant, but costumes are utilitarian.
(c) Dresses are soft, but costumes are softer.
(d) Dresses are easier than costumes to hide a body's flaws in.

3. What is the show playing at The Lily Theater when Vivian first arrives there in 1940?
(a) Her Jolly Affair.
(b) Life With Mother.
(c) Life on Mars.
(d) City of Girls.

4. What cocktail does Peg seem to favor the most when she drinks at home?
(a) Cosmopolitans.
(b) Manhattans.
(c) Martinis.
(d) Whisky Sours.

5. Who does Celia say will fix her black eye that she gets when the men in the hotel in Chapter Seven assault her?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Peg.
(d) Olive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Edna's fashion sense changes Vivian's impressions of what looks best on women?

2. Who taught Vivian how to do the activity she most enjoys in Chapter One?

3. Which of the following does Vivian recall having anxiety about in her personal life in the summer of 1940?

4. Which skill is Vivian especially talented at?

5. What does Jennie tell her grandmother her diaphragm was for?

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