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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian walk in on Peg and Olive doing late one night at The Lily in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Playing the piano and singing loudly together.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Drinking cocktails.
(d) Dancing romantically.

2. What organization does Vivian ask Edna if she would like to attend a fundraiser for in March 1941?
(a) The Church of Latter Day Saints.
(b) The May Day Ladies for England.
(c) The Good People for Europe.
(d) The Ladies British-American Protection Alliance.

3. 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) That she was young and stupid once too.
(c) That she has always loved Vivian.
(d) Not to be so grasping.

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

5. What does Peg apologize to Vivian for in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Having invited her to New York in the first place.
(b) Having believed her when she said she wanted to live at The Lily.
(c) Not being the one to have gone with her to talk to Walter Winchell.
(d) Having let Vivian drink so much.

6. In Chapter Sixteen, who got the first laugh in City of Girls?
(a) Edna.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Celia.

7. What is Edna's big solo song in City of Girls?
(a) Ain't Misbehaving.
(b) I'm Considering Falling in Love.
(c) The Man I Love.
(d) Far and Away.

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

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

10. 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 Celia.
(d) Drive a wedge between Vivian and Peg.

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

12. 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) She will never be an interesting person and she will always be insignificant.
(d) Edna is going to reveal Vivian's identity to the press herself.

13. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the song of her people?
(a) Forgiving.
(b) Hugging.
(c) Finding the silver lining in things.
(d) Asking no further questions.

14. In Chapter Fifteen, why does Vivian come to suspect that Edna likes to hang around with her and Celia?
(a) Because Edna feels like a mother to them.
(b) Because they are less attractive than Edna, and Edna likes to be the most attractive woman wherever she goes.
(c) Because they make Edna feel young.
(d) Because Edna likes beautiful things, and Vivian and Celia are both beautiful.

15. 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 Rainbow Room.
(d) The Red Club.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who does Peg say will never leave her?

3. What does Walter Winchell try to convince Olive to do in Chapter Nineteen?

4. Which very famous actress wrote a letter of congratulations to Edna Parker Watson in Chapter Seventeen?

5. Where does Billy end up taking City of Girls?

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