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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian overhear Billy telling Peg about why he likes Anthony Roccella so much in Chapter 15?
(a) Anthony is kind and humble, and also tremendously talented.
(b) Anthony's voice is deep and rich.
(c) Anthony is the most attractive male actor he has ever met.
(d) Anthony dances well, and he also dances like a man.

2. What nickname does Vivian's fiancee call her that her brother also calls her?
(a) Vee.
(b) Victory.
(c) Viv.
(d) Vivie.

3. 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.

4. Who delivers the news that Walter is dead to Vivian's mother?
(a) Mike Roemer.
(b) Vivian's father.
(c) Peg.
(d) The local priest.

5. Where does Vivian go in Chapter Fifteen rather than disturb the moment she walks in on Peg and Olive sharing together?
(a) To visit her brother Walter on his navy base.
(b) An all-night diner in Times Square.
(c) To Anthony's house.
(d) To Celia's house.

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

7. 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 Red Club.
(c) The Rainbow Room.
(d) The Verve.

8. What does Edna tell Vivian in Chapter Fourteen not to let her new relationship do?
(a) Make her think she wants to get married.
(b) Capsize the show.
(c) Drive a wedge between Vivian and Peg.
(d) Drive a wedge between Vivian and Celia.

9. Which garment shop does Vivian return to when she starts working in New York again in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Mode.
(b) Lowtsky's.
(c) Gendarmes.
(d) The Threads.

10. Which very famous actress wrote a letter of congratulations to Edna Parker Watson in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Ethel Barrymore.
(c) Ella Fitzgerald.
(d) Katherine Hepburn.

11. Where does Vivian go with the cast and crew of City of Girls after the first show on opening night?
(a) The Rainbow Room.
(b) Sardi's.
(c) Coachella's.
(d) The Russian Tea Room.

12. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Olive tell Vivian when Vivian tries to thank her for saving her?
(a) To save her apologies for the next time.
(b) Not to be so grasping.
(c) That she has always loved Vivian.
(d) That she was young and stupid once too.

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

14. How does Vivian's brother Walter feel about Anthony Roccella?
(a) He does not approve.
(b) He thinks Anthony should pretend to be from somewhere other than Brooklyn.
(c) He thinks Vivian should marry Anthony.
(d) He thinks Anthony is fine, but he should get a job other than acting.

15. What does Walter Winchell try to convince Olive to do in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Sell him the photographs she has.
(b) Come to work for him.
(c) Move back to England.
(d) Write his column for the next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian do on her first date with the man who becomes her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?

2. What is the name of the character in the lead role in City of Girls?

3. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?

4. In Chapter Fifteen, when does City of Girls premiere?

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

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