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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian discover is one of life's greatest secret pleasures in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Earning your own money.
(b) Biking around a big city at night.
(c) Finding the perfect outfit.
(d) Eating alone by the window in a quiet restaurant.

2. Who dresses Edna instead of Vivian in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Peg.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Celia.
(d) Olive.

3. What is the first thing Edna says to Vivian when Vivian shows up to Edna's room to talk to her after the show in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Why don't you speak first?
(b) You have some explaining to do.
(c) I have nothing to say to you.
(d) Don't even try to apologize.

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

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

6. What paper does Walter Winchell write for?
(a) New York Magazine.
(b) New York Times.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) New York Daily Mirror.

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

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

9. In Chapter Fourteen, where is Vivian's new boyfriend born and raised?
(a) The Bowery.
(b) Hell's Kitchen.
(c) Herald Square.
(d) Chelsea.

10. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?
(a) Gathers the cast for a pep talk and suggests they have a group prayer.
(b) Sings a chorus of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow for luck.
(c) Insists that Edna do an interview with Walter Winchell right before the show starts.
(d) Passes around one glass of champagne for everyone to share.

11. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Brooks Atkinson's review of City of Girls say is the great pleasure in the play?
(a) Watching Celia Ray dance.
(b) Watching all the singers perform together.
(c) Watching Anthony Roccella make jokes.
(d) Watching Edna Parker Watson at work.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Edna critically tell Vivian is distracting her?
(a) Her financial troubles.
(b) Anthony Roccella.
(c) Her mother's illness.
(d) Her brother's being in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization does Vivian ask Edna if she would like to attend a fundraiser for in March 1941?

2. What does the driver of the car in Chapter Twenty-One say to Vivian that devastates her?

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

4. What does Edna say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-Three when Vivian bumps into her by chance?

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

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