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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. Whose room does Vivian stay in at The Lily?
(a) Roland's.
(b) Edna's.
(c) Billy Buell's.
(d) Richard's.

2. Whose music does Peg tell Benjamin to model the music for their play featuring Edna after?
(a) George Gershwin's.
(b) Cole Porter's.
(c) Louis Armstrong's.
(d) Frank Sinatra's.

3. The dress Edna picks for herself at the garment shop in Chapter Ten is from which of the following couture labels?
(a) Chanel.
(b) Prada.
(c) Lanvin.
(d) Gucci.

4. What does Edna tell Vivian and Celia about finding their own fashion sense and not just following trends?
(a) Fashion sense is all down to the wearer.
(b) It is not your clothes so much as your eyes that tell a story.
(c) You need to work with your own figure.
(d) We cannot just follow Paris for the sake of Paris.

5. Which of the following does Vivian recall having anxiety about in her personal life in the summer of 1940?
(a) She was worried that she would never make any friends and she was homesick.
(b) Pregnancy and gonorrhea scares.
(c) She was worried her mother was dying.
(d) Finances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Edna's character in City of Girls?

2. In Chapter Seven, what news does Vivian's mother write to her about her brother Walter about?

3. What is the name of the garment shop where Vivian routinely goes for fabric for her costumes?

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

5. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?

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