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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peg tell Vivian she has come back for her?
(a) She likes Vivian, and once she likes people, she likes them forever.
(b) She has sympathy for Vivian's same-sex interests.
(c) She is mad at Edna for exiling Vivian.
(d) She never had a daughter and Vivian is as close as she is going to get to having one.

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

3. Who does Billy Buell hire for the lead male role in City of Girls?
(a) Walter Winchell.
(b) Anthony Roccella.
(c) Mackie Waller.
(d) Donald Herbert.

4. 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) To Anthony's house.
(c) To Celia's house.
(d) An all-night diner in Times Square.

5. What saves Vivian from marrying her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) He tells her he is actually gay.
(b) He enlists in the army and is happy for the excuse to break off their engagement.
(c) His mother will not allow it in the end because Vivian is not Catholic.
(d) She tells him she is actually gay.

6. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian's brother do for the entire ride back to Clinton?
(a) Paints her a picture.
(b) Does not speak to her at all.
(c) Sings to her the entire time.
(d) Lambastes her for her actions.

7. Where does Billy end up taking City of Girls?
(a) The Morosco Theater.
(b) The Atlantic Theater.
(c) The Old Vic Theater.
(d) The Helen Hayes Theater.

8. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian say she remembers most about the war years in New York City?
(a) Not having enough to eat.
(b) Not playing any games.
(c) An overriding sense of coarseness.
(d) Earning more money than she had ever earned before.

9. Which critic wrote a glowing review of Vivian's costumes for City of Girls?
(a) Kit Yardley.
(b) Walter Winchell.
(c) Helen Gabler.
(d) Hedda Hayes.

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

11. In Chapter Twenty-One, who does Vivian call to take her home from New York City?
(a) Frank Grecco.
(b) Billy Buell.
(c) Her father.
(d) Walter.

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

13. In Chapter Seventeen, why is Olive still nervous about money even though City of Girls is a hit?
(a) She is worried that they will not be able to pay back all the loans Billy took out.
(b) She is worried they are still spending too much on costumes.
(c) She is worried they are still spending too much on alcohol.
(d) She is worried The Lily's usual audience will not come back after the play has closed.

14. Where was Vivian when Pearl Harbor happened?
(a) Riding horses with her mother.
(b) Swimming in her family's pool.
(c) Working at her father's company.
(d) Watching Dumbo with Jim Larsen.

15. What does Vivian do with her fiancee right after they break their engagement in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Have sex.
(b) Laugh together.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Go ice-skating.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vivian's brother Walter feel about Anthony Roccella?

2. How does Walter Winchell dismiss Peg and Vivian from his table at the club in Chapter Nineteen?

3. What does Olive want to do in Chapter Nineteen that Peg and Billy say is no use?

4. What does Billy do in Chapter Fifteen to try to manage Arthur's disastrous acting?

5. What does Vivian's new boyfriend in Chapter 14 do with Vivian that she experiences for the first time?

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