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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 famous singer did Vivian hear perform in the summer of 1940, though she barely remembers it?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

2. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?
(a) Modern.
(b) Avant-Garde.
(c) Burlesque.
(d) Shakespearean.

3. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?
(a) The Fat Lady and the Stepladder.
(b) The Murderous Mice of Milltown.
(c) The Famous Scrivener of Oatstown.
(d) All's Fair When No One is There.

4. Who does Vivian wake up from celebrating her twentieth birthday to find unexpectedly in her room, staring at her?
(a) Her Uncle Billy Buell.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

5. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?
(a) The Germans had begun losing their own soldiers to desertion.
(b) The Germans had invaded France and were marching into Paris.
(c) The United States had started shipping large convoys of soldiers to Europe.
(d) The Germans had taken over Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does The Lily remind Vivian of when she first sees it?

2. Who moves into Vivian's room with her on her second night at The Lily?

3. What does Dr. Kellogg call Vivian in Chapter Six?

4. How does Vivian get to New York City the first time she goes to live there in 1940?

5. How had Edna Parker Watson and Peg become friends?

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