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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 Fourteen, what does Vivian say she was constantly grasping for during her first year in New York City?
(a) Money.
(b) Respect.
(c) Attachment to another person.
(d) Fame.

2. What nickname does Vivian's fiancee call her that her brother also calls her?
(a) Viv.
(b) Vivie.
(c) Victory.
(d) Vee.

3. How had Edna Parker Watson and Peg become friends?
(a) They had met through family friends.
(b) They had met through Peg's estranged husband, Billy Buell.
(c) They had met in acting school.
(d) They had met in France during the Great War.

4. What about Edna's fashion sense changes Vivian's impressions of what looks best on women?
(a) Edna only wears clothes from thrift shops, and it teaches Vivian that clothes do not have to be expensive.
(b) Edna can wear wide, thick belts, which look good on her.
(c) Edna wears trousers and makes them look very chic.
(d) Edna wears lots of crinoline and it looks fantastic on her.

5. What does Vivian walk in on Peg and Olive doing late one night at The Lily in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Kissing.
(b) Drinking cocktails.
(c) Dancing romantically.
(d) Playing the piano and singing loudly together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy give to Peg as a gift on the evening of opening night of City of Girls?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian say she remembers most about the war years in New York City?

3. Who does Celia say will fix her black eye that she gets when the men in the hotel in Chapter Seven assault her?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Olive tell Vivian when Vivian tries to thank her for saving her?

5. What does Billy spend an enormous sum of money on for the dancers and stars of City of Girls right before the show opens?

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