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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian do with Celia and Arthur in Chapter Eighteen that nearly ruins her reputation?
(a) Beats someone badly.
(b) Kisses Anthony and Celia at the same time under a streetlight, which a photographer catches.
(c) Gives an interview to a paper bad-mouthing Edna and Anthony.
(d) Gets arrested.

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

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

4. What does Peg have to do to entice Anthony to stay in City of Girls?
(a) Promise him the lead role in The Lily's next play.
(b) Pay him more.
(c) Give him a bigger role.
(d) Get his photo in the paper.

5. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian find that makes her miss Celia?
(a) Ornate sunglasses she had bought because Celia had liked them.
(b) A necklace that had been Celia's.
(c) Earrings that had been Celia's.
(d) Lingerie that had been Celia's.

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

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

8. In Chapter Fifteen, when does City of Girls premiere?
(a) May 5, 1938.
(b) September 22, 1950.
(c) October 15, 1941.
(d) November 29, 1940.

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

10. Who does Vivian see at the post-show party on the opening night of City of Girls that shocks her?
(a) Her brother Walter.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her high school boyfriend Jim Larsen.
(d) Dr. Harold Kellogg.

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

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

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

14. What does Olive want to do in Chapter Nineteen that Peg and Billy say is no use?
(a) Go to talk to Walter Winchell to try to get him not to print Vivian's name in his column.
(b) Go talk to Edna to try to convince her to stay in the play.
(c) Go bribe Walter Winchell so that he will not print Vivian's name in his column.
(d) Go talk to Arthur to fire him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian overhear Billy telling Peg about why he likes Anthony Roccella so much in Chapter 15?

2. What does Peg do to Celia in Chapter Twenty following her part in the disaster with Vivian and Arthur?

3. What is Walter Winchell's daughter's name?

4. Who does Vivian see on the street by chance in early 1944?

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

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