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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 20 - 26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, what does Celia send Vivian out of the hotel room to get in order to save her from being involved in a sexual assault?
(a) More drinks.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A policeman.

2. What does Vivian do on her first date with the man who becomes her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Goes to get burgers at McDonald's.
(b) Goes to get a sundae at the fountain shop.
(c) Goes to the fanciest restaurant in town.
(d) Goes to the movies.

3. What does Edna tell Vivian in Chapter Twenty that hurts Vivian's feelings beyond measure?
(a) She will never be an interesting person and she will always be insignificant.
(b) She is a dirty whore who deserves to be ruined.
(c) She is not talented and Edna actually hated her costumes.
(d) Edna is going to reveal Vivian's identity to the press herself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What saves Vivian from marrying her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?

2. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?

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

4. What does Billy do in Chapter Fifteen to try to manage Arthur's disastrous acting?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Three, whose wedding dress does Vivian make?

(see the answer key)

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