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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Three, whose wedding dress does Vivian make?
(a) Her friend Madeline's.
(b) Peg's.
(c) Marjorie Lowtsky's.
(d) Her friend Bess's.

2. When does Vivian return to New York City with Peg?
(a) July 15, 1942.
(b) August 30, 1943.
(c) September 22, 1955.
(d) December 20, 1945.

3. What ship was Vivian's brother on when he was killed in the war?
(a) The USS Starcraft.
(b) The USS Churchill.
(c) The USS Indiana.
(d) The USS Franklin.

4. What does Vivian's new boyfriend in Chapter 14 do with Vivian that she experiences for the first time?
(a) Takes her out to a fancy dinner.
(b) Takes her ice skating.
(c) Takes her to a Broadway show.
(d) Performs oral sex on her.

5. What does Arthur tell Vivian about Edna's taste in men in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Edna likes young men.
(b) Edna likes rich men.
(c) Edna likes older men.
(d) Edna likes men from New York City.

6. In Chapter Fifteen, what effect does Vivian notice that Peg's increase in drinking has on Peg?
(a) She is more likely to become upset about overspending.
(b) She is more relaxed.
(c) She is more tired.
(d) She is more tense.

7. Who does Vivian see on the street by chance in early 1944?
(a) Benjamin Wilson.
(b) Arthur Watson.
(c) Celia Ray.
(d) Anthony Roccella.

8. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian mean when she says Edna Parker Watson is a generous actress?
(a) She advocates for all actors to get paid more.
(b) She makes it clear that she will donate most of her salary to charity.
(c) She manages to make everyone else's performances better, too.
(d) She asks for the other actors to take more bows than she does.

9. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Vivian think is the main reason for the success of City of Girls?
(a) The music.
(b) Her costumes.
(c) Edna Parker Watson.
(d) Celia Ray.

10. What does Billy spend an enormous sum of money on for the dancers and stars of City of Girls right before the show opens?
(a) Fresh-cut flowers every day.
(b) The best pizzas in town delivered hot to the theater every day.
(c) Support animals like puppies to relieve the tension.
(d) Two Norwegian masseuses.

11. What does Peg tell Vivian when Vivian asks if she is fired?
(a) She is fired.
(b) Peg needs to talk to Vivian's parents first and see what they think.
(c) She can not be fired because she does not even have a job.
(d) Peg really needs Vivian to help make costumes.

12. Where does Olive tell Vivian they both have to go in Chapter Nineteen to try to salvage Vivian's reputation?
(a) The Stork Club.
(b) The Verve.
(c) The Red Club.
(d) The Rainbow Room.

13. What does the driver of the car in Chapter Twenty-One say to Vivian that devastates her?
(a) He says she is the ugliest woman he has ever met.
(b) He calls her a dirty little whore.
(c) He says he can not be in her presence a minute longer.
(d) He says he wishes he had never driven her.

14. What does Edna tell Vivian in Chapter Twenty that hurts Vivian's feelings beyond measure?
(a) She is a dirty whore who deserves to be ruined.
(b) She is not talented and Edna actually hated her costumes.
(c) Edna is going to reveal Vivian's identity to the press herself.
(d) She will never be an interesting person and she will always be insignificant.

15. In Chapter Twenty-Two, why does Peg say she wants Vivian to come back to New York City with her?
(a) She misses Vivian's jokes.
(b) She misses Vivian reading to her and Olive at night.
(c) She misses Vivian's quick needlework.
(d) She needs her to help put on shows at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as part of a military contract.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian find that makes her miss Celia?

2. What does Billy give to Peg as a gift on the evening of opening night of City of Girls?

3. What is one habit that Arthur can not stop himself from performing onstage that drives the entire cast and crew crazy?

4. Where was Vivian when Pearl Harbor happened?

5. What does Peg have to do to entice Anthony to stay in City of Girls?

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