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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 27 - 33).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Peg call in Chapter Ten to write a play with a good role for Edna?
(a) Fignewt Singleton.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) Barley Smith.
(d) Billy Buell.

3. How does Walter Winchell dismiss Peg and Vivian from his table at the club in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) He threatens to have The Lily Playhouse closed down if they do not leave.
(b) He tells them he will get them thrown out of the club if they do not leave.
(c) He tells them they are scaring all the important people away.
(d) He tells them they will have to drink with him if they stay.

4. What does Edna say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-Three when Vivian bumps into her by chance?
(a) She does not say anything, but slaps Vivian in the face.
(b) She tells Arthur that this is Vivian, and does he not remember her?
(c) She tells Vivian she does not believe she knows her.
(d) She curses at Vivian.

5. Where did Vivian's mother go to college?
(a) Barnard.
(b) Sarah Lawrence.
(c) Vassar.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian help Peg and Olive to do at the Navy Yard?

2. What does Vivian overhear Billy telling Peg about why he likes Anthony Roccella so much in Chapter 15?

3. Who dresses Edna instead of Vivian in Chapter Twenty?

4. Which of the following clubs do Vivian and Celia Ray routinely begin their nights of revelry in New York City in?

5. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?

(see the answer key)

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