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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. What was Vivian's brother's nickname growing up?
(a) The Bear.
(b) The President.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) The Diplomat.

2. What does Vivian do with her parents on Saturday nights in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Goes to country club dances with her parents.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Goes to horse shows.
(d) Goes to bars.

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian mean when she says Edna Parker Watson is a generous actress?
(a) She manages to make everyone else's performances better, too.
(b) She advocates for all actors to get paid more.
(c) She asks for the other actors to take more bows than she does.
(d) She makes it clear that she will donate most of her salary to charity.

4. In Chapter Fifteen, when does City of Girls premiere?
(a) November 29, 1940.
(b) October 15, 1941.
(c) May 5, 1938.
(d) September 22, 1950.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship was Vivian's brother on when he was killed in the war?

2. 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?

3. What does Aunt Peg own?

4. Where does Olive tell Vivian they both have to go in Chapter Nineteen to try to salvage Vivian's reputation?

5. Why does Vivian think she might have done so badly at Vassar?

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