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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 happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?
(a) The United States had started shipping large convoys of soldiers to Europe.
(b) The Germans had invaded France and were marching into Paris.
(c) The Germans had begun losing their own soldiers to desertion.
(d) The Germans had taken over Poland.

2. Who do the showgirls set Vivian up with to lose her virginity?
(a) Dr. Harold Kellogg.
(b) Dr. Nathan Lane.
(c) Dr. John Hammerly.
(d) Dr. James Jeffries.

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

4. Who does Peg call in Chapter Ten to write a play with a good role for Edna?
(a) Mr. Henderson.
(b) Fignewt Singleton.
(c) Billy Buell.
(d) Barley Smith.

5. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?
(a) All's Fair When No One is There.
(b) The Murderous Mice of Milltown.
(c) The Fat Lady and the Stepladder.
(d) The Famous Scrivener of Oatstown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian remember thinking when she saw Edna Parker Watson for the first time?

2. In Chapter Nine, what does Vivian say is Enda's greatest natural gift?

3. What does Aunt Peg own?

4. Who taught Vivian how to do the activity she most enjoys in Chapter One?

5. What do the showgirls at The Lily call Vivian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Vivian spend most of her time during her one year at Vassar College?

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

4. How did Grandmother Morris treat Vivian as she taught her how to sew?

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

6. How did Peg, Edna, and Olive first meet?

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

8. How does Vivian use her sewing and design skills to help out at The Lily?

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

10. What was Vivian's relationship with her grandmother Morris, her father's mother, like?

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