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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 Germans had taken over Poland.
(b) The Germans had invaded France and were marching into Paris.
(c) The United States had started shipping large convoys of soldiers to Europe.
(d) The Germans had begun losing their own soldiers to desertion.

2. Why does Vivian think she might have done so badly at Vassar?
(a) She was trying to get her parents' attention.
(b) She did not like the subject she was majoring in.
(c) She was dyslexic.
(d) She was sad that her grandmother had recently died.

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

4. What is the name of the garment shop where Vivian routinely goes for fabric for her costumes?
(a) Marmaline's.
(b) Barley's.
(c) Lowtsky's.
(d) Perkinson's.

5. What does Peg do when Vivian tells her she does not know her way around Manhattan?
(a) Tells Celia to show her around.
(b) Tells Vivian to go out on her own and learn the lay of the land by herself.
(c) Sketches her a quick map on a napkin.
(d) Hires a driver to take her around.

6. What does Dr. Kellogg call Vivian in Chapter Six?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Duckling.
(c) Panther.
(d) Chicken.

7. What does Celia Ray's first husband do for a living?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a saxophone player.
(c) He is a dancer.
(d) He is an actor.

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

9. What do Celia and Vivian help Edna do when she first arrives at The Lily?
(a) Find a good lawyer.
(b) Unpack.
(c) Find a makeup artist.
(d) Find good restaurants.

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

11. What does the term "safety" refer to?
(a) Condom.
(b) Type of pants.
(c) Sports penalty.
(d) Pin.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie is Arthur Watson known for when he comes to The Lily for the first time?

2. Who taught Vivian how to do the activity she most enjoys in Chapter One?

3. Which of the following clubs do Vivian and Celia Ray routinely begin their nights of revelry in New York City in?

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

5. In Chapter Two, who does Vivian meet at Grand Central Station instead of Aunt Peg?

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