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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 14 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Vivian's brother Walter feel about Anthony Roccella?
(a) He thinks Vivian should marry Anthony.
(b) He thinks Anthony should pretend to be from somewhere other than Brooklyn.
(c) He thinks Anthony is fine, but he should get a job other than acting.
(d) He does not approve.

2. 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) Fresh-cut flowers every day.
(b) Support animals like puppies to relieve the tension.
(c) Two Norwegian masseuses.
(d) The best pizzas in town delivered hot to the theater every day.

3. 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) We cannot just follow Paris for the sake of Paris.
(c) It is not your clothes so much as your eyes that tell a story.
(d) You need to work with your own figure.

4. What do the showgirls at The Lily call Vivian?
(a) Vivvie.
(b) Vee.
(c) Varnish.
(d) Viv.

5. Where is Celia Ray from originally?
(a) Scranton.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which very famous actress wrote a letter of congratulations to Edna Parker Watson in Chapter Seventeen?

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

3. Who follows the news about the war coming out of Europe most closely at The Lily?

4. What does Vivian walk in on Peg and Olive doing late one night at The Lily in Chapter Fifteen?

5. In Chapter Fourteen, where is Vivian's new boyfriend born and raised?

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