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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What do the showgirls at The Lily call Vivian?
(a) Vee.
(b) Vivvie.
(c) Varnish.
(d) Viv.

3. In Chapter Two, what was the name of the play Billy and Peg wrote together?
(a) Three's Company.
(b) Showboat.
(c) The Upstairs Downstairs.
(d) Her Jolly Affair.

4. Who moves into Vivian's room with her on her second night at The Lily?
(a) Donald Herbert.
(b) Celia Ray.
(c) Margaret Taylor.
(d) Gladys.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. Who is The Lily's Songwriter?
(a) Benjamin Wilson.
(b) Tony Klinger.
(c) Daniel Swanson.
(d) Margaret Taylor.

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

11. Why was Peg unable to meet Vivian at the train station when Vivian first arrives in New York?
(a) She was too drunk.
(b) She was appearing in court.
(c) She was going to the doctor with one of the dancers.
(d) There was a small fire at the theater she needed to take care of.

12. In Chapter Seven, what does Celia send Vivian out of the hotel room to get in order to save her from being involved in a sexual assault?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) More drinks.
(d) A newspaper.

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

14. Who was George Bernard Shaw's favorite actress, according to Vivian in Chapter Nine?
(a) Helen Mirren.
(b) Ethel Barrymore.
(c) Helen Hayes.
(d) Edna Parker Watson.

15. Who does Celia say will fix her black eye that she gets when the men in the hotel in Chapter Seven assault her?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Olive.
(d) Peg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the show playing at The Lily Theater when Vivian first arrives there in 1940?

3. What does Vivian remember thinking when she saw Edna Parker Watson for the first time?

4. What question does Edna ask Celia when the two first meet that endears Edna to Celia?

5. Who is the dance captain at The Lily when Vivian first arrives there in 1940?

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