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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vivian's brother's nickname growing up?
(a) The Ambassador.
(b) The President.
(c) The Bear.
(d) The Diplomat.

2. What about Edna's fashion sense changes Vivian's impressions of what looks best on women?
(a) Edna wears lots of crinoline and it looks fantastic on her.
(b) Edna wears trousers and makes them look very chic.
(c) Edna only wears clothes from thrift shops, and it teaches Vivian that clothes do not have to be expensive.
(d) Edna can wear wide, thick belts, which look good on her.

3. Which of the following does Vivian recall having anxiety about in her personal life in the summer of 1940?
(a) Pregnancy and gonorrhea scares.
(b) She was worried that she would never make any friends and she was homesick.
(c) Finances.
(d) She was worried her mother was dying.

4. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?
(a) Modern.
(b) Burlesque.
(c) Avant-Garde.
(d) Shakespearean.

5. In Chapter Two, what was the name of the play Billy and Peg wrote together?
(a) The Upstairs Downstairs.
(b) Three's Company.
(c) Showboat.
(d) Her Jolly Affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows the news about the war coming out of Europe most closely at The Lily?

2. What does Vivian realize Edna has the most of in her wardrobe?

3. What does Edna tell Vivian is the difference between making a dress and making a costume?

4. Who does Vivian wake up from celebrating her twentieth birthday to find unexpectedly in her room, staring at her?

5. Who does Celia say will fix her black eye that she gets when the men in the hotel in Chapter Seven assault her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vivian describe Celia's feelings about being assaulted in the hotel room in Chapter 7?

2. How does Celia Ray become Vivian's roommate?

3. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Edna Parker Watson?

4. When Vivian receives a letter from Angela asking what she was to Angela's father, how does Vivian decide to respond?

5. How does Vivian feel about helping Edna Parker Watson unpack when she gets to The Lily?

6. In Chapter Seven, what does Vivian write to her mother about when she writes her letters?

7. What is Olive's reaction when Peg says she wants to call Billy to help write a new play for Edna to star in?

8. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Arthur Watson?

9. In Chapter Three, what does Vivian refer to as her "perfect" New York?

10. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg receive her when Vivian first appears at The Lily?

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