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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Celia Ray's birth name?
(a) Carmella Rosada.
(b) Angelina Ballarti.
(c) Maria Theresa Beneventi.
(d) Mary Carlucci.

3. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?
(a) Avant-Garde.
(b) Modern.
(c) Burlesque.
(d) Shakespearean.

4. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?
(a) The Famous Scrivener of Oatstown.
(b) The Fat Lady and the Stepladder.
(c) The Murderous Mice of Milltown.
(d) All's Fair When No One is There.

5. How does Vivian get to New York City the first time she goes to live there in 1940?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Ferry.
(d) Bus.

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

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

8. 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 soft, but costumes are softer.
(c) Dresses are easier than costumes to hide a body's flaws in.
(d) Dresses are elegant, but costumes are utilitarian.

9. 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 that she would never make any friends and she was homesick.
(d) She was worried her mother was dying.

10. Whose music does Peg tell Benjamin to model the music for their play featuring Edna after?
(a) Frank Sinatra's.
(b) George Gershwin's.
(c) Cole Porter's.
(d) Louis Armstrong's.

11. What is the name of Edna's character in City of Girls?
(a) Mrs. Henderson.
(b) Mrs. Alabaster.
(c) Mrs. Caster.
(d) Mrs. Pickney.

12. Which famous singer did Vivian hear perform in the summer of 1940, though she barely remembers it?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Ella Fitzgerald.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

13. What does Edna tell Vivian and Celia about finding their own fashion sense and not just following trends?
(a) It is not your clothes so much as your eyes that tell a story.
(b) We cannot just follow Paris for the sake of Paris.
(c) Fashion sense is all down to the wearer.
(d) You need to work with your own figure.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the showgirls at The Lily call Vivian?

2. Where is Celia Ray from originally?

3. Who does Peg call in Chapter Ten to write a play with a good role for Edna?

4. What does the term "safety" refer to?

5. Where did Vivian's mother go to college?

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