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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 Twenty-Three, what does Vivian say she remembers most about the war years in New York City?
(a) Not playing any games.
(b) Earning more money than she had ever earned before.
(c) Not having enough to eat.
(d) An overriding sense of coarseness.

2. What word does Peg use when yelling at Olive in Chapter Fifteen that shocks the entire cast and crew of City of Girls?
(a) Hell.
(b) Fucking.
(c) Bastardly.
(d) Shit.

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

4. What does Olive want to do in Chapter Nineteen that Peg and Billy say is no use?
(a) Go bribe Walter Winchell so that he will not print Vivian's name in his column.
(b) Go talk to Edna to try to convince her to stay in the play.
(c) Go talk to Arthur to fire him.
(d) Go to talk to Walter Winchell to try to get him not to print Vivian's name in his column.

5. In Chapter Seven, what news does Vivian's mother write to her about her brother Walter about?
(a) Walter got a job on Wall Street.
(b) Walter got an award for football.
(c) Walter is engaged.
(d) Walter plans to quit Princeton and join the Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?

2. Who came to the Lily Theater in September of 1940?

3. What does Peg do to Celia in Chapter Twenty following her part in the disaster with Vivian and Arthur?

4. Where does Billy end up taking City of Girls?

5. What does Vivian tell her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two that greatly upsets him?

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