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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian always say to The Lily's scriptwriter when she sees him?
(a) Writing today?
(b) Good morning.
(c) Looking good.
(d) Break a leg.

2. What is the show playing at The Lily Theater when Vivian first arrives there in 1940?
(a) City of Girls.
(b) Her Jolly Affair.
(c) Life With Mother.
(d) Life on Mars.

3. Vivian says in Chapter Seven that for a woman to get good at sex, she needs time, patience, and which of the following?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A room of her own.
(c) Money.
(d) An attentive lover.

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

5. Who does The Lily remind Vivian of when she first sees it?
(a) Walter.
(b) Her own mother.
(c) Grandmother Morris.
(d) Jim Larsen.

6. In Chapter Two, who does Vivian meet at Grand Central Station instead of Aunt Peg?
(a) Donald Herbert.
(b) Billy Buell.
(c) Celia Ray.
(d) Olive Thompson.

7. Who follows the news about the war coming out of Europe most closely at The Lily?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mr. Henderson.
(c) Olive.
(d) Gladys.

8. How much money does Dr. Kellogg give to Vivian after they have sex in Chapter Six?
(a) $10.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $200.

9. Who makes custom clothes for Edna?
(a) Her own grandmother.
(b) An Indian tailor in London.
(c) A dear family friend who has tailored clothes for Edna's family for decades.
(d) Her own sister.

10. Who is the male dancer who is the most talented at The Lily?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Tony.
(c) Richard.
(d) Roland.

11. The dress Edna picks for herself at the garment shop in Chapter Ten is from which of the following couture labels?
(a) Gucci.
(b) Chanel.
(c) Lanvin.
(d) Prada.

12. What does Edna tell Vivian is the difference between making a dress and making a costume?
(a) Dresses are sewn, but costumes are built.
(b) Dresses are elegant, but costumes are utilitarian.
(c) Dresses are soft, but costumes are softer.
(d) Dresses are easier than costumes to hide a body's flaws in.

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

14. What had Peg told Edna about performing for the troops during the Great War?
(a) To treat the troops like they had never seen a show before.
(b) To be gentle with the troops.
(c) Not to degrade the troops with her pity.
(d) To treat the troops like this was the last show they would ever see before they died.

15. What does Vivian notice everyone at The Lily doing more of after Billy arrives?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Having sex.
(d) Fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?

2. Who was the scriptwriter for The Lily's plays?

3. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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