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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?
(a) The United States had started shipping large convoys of soldiers to Europe.
(b) The Germans had taken over Poland.
(c) The Germans had begun losing their own soldiers to desertion.
(d) The Germans had invaded France and were marching into Paris.

2. Who is the dance captain at The Lily when Vivian first arrives there in 1940?
(a) Gladys.
(b) Linda.
(c) Celia.
(d) Merry.

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

4. Which of the following does Vivian recall having anxiety about in her personal life in the summer of 1940?
(a) Finances.
(b) She was worried her mother was dying.
(c) She was worried that she would never make any friends and she was homesick.
(d) Pregnancy and gonorrhea scares.

5. What question does Edna ask Celia when the two first meet that endears Edna to Celia?
(a) Whether Celia has had offers from agents to represent her yet.
(b) Whether Celia is from a line of Italian nobility.
(c) Whether Celia is formally trained in ballet.
(d) Whether Celia has acted in films yet.

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

7. What does Aunt Peg own?
(a) An accounting firm.
(b) The Lily Restaurant.
(c) A car dealership.
(d) The Lily Playhouse.

8. What does Peg first call Vivian when they meet at The Lily for the first time?
(a) Kiddo.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Greenhorn.
(d) Babe.

9. Which skill is Vivian especially talented at?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Running.
(d) Sewing.

10. What does Dr. Kellogg do far too much of when he has sex with Vivian?
(a) Talk.
(b) Pinch her.
(c) Stare.
(d) Scream.

11. Who is the schoolgirl shop assistant who always helps Vivian out finding good materials at the garment shop?
(a) Madeline.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Melissa.

12. Who taught Vivian how to do the activity she most enjoys in Chapter One?
(a) Grandfather Morris.
(b) Grandmother Morris.
(c) Vivian's mother.
(d) Vivian's father.

13. What play is on at The Lily when Edna first arrives?
(a) Dance Away, Jackie!
(b) The Fish and the Whale.
(c) Love Boat.
(d) Love Canal.

14. Who do the showgirls set Vivian up with to lose her virginity?
(a) Dr. Nathan Lane.
(b) Dr. John Hammerly.
(c) Dr. James Jeffries.
(d) Dr. Harold Kellogg.

15. What surprises Vivian about Angela's letter that she receives in April 2010?
(a) Angela's husband has recently passed away.
(b) Angela has just had her first baby.
(c) Angela's handwriting is terrible.
(d) Angela's mother has recently passed away.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what does Vivian say is Enda's greatest natural gift?

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

3. Why was Peg unable to meet Vivian at the train station when Vivian first arrives in New York?

4. Who is the male dancer who is the most talented at The Lily?

5. What was Vivian's brother's nickname growing up?

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