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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. Who makes custom clothes for Edna?
(a) Her own sister.
(b) A dear family friend who has tailored clothes for Edna's family for decades.
(c) Her own grandmother.
(d) An Indian tailor in London.

2. What question does Edna ask Celia when the two first meet that endears Edna to Celia?
(a) Whether Celia has had offers from agents to represent her yet.
(b) Whether Celia is from a line of Italian nobility.
(c) Whether Celia is formally trained in ballet.
(d) Whether Celia has acted in films yet.

3. What is the name of Edna's character in City of Girls?
(a) Mrs. Henderson.
(b) Mrs. Alabaster.
(c) Mrs. Caster.
(d) Mrs. Pickney.

4. What does Jennie tell her grandmother her diaphragm was for?
(a) Cleaning teeth.
(b) Cleaning jewelry.
(c) Cleaning potatoes.
(d) Cleaning the floor.

5. Who is the schoolgirl shop assistant who always helps Vivian out finding good materials at the garment shop?
(a) Mary.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Madeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play is on at The Lily when Edna first arrives?

2. What was Vivian's brother's nickname growing up?

3. Which famous singer did Vivian hear perform in the summer of 1940, though she barely remembers it?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter One, what connection does Vivian make for the first time between Grandmother Morris's death and her experience at Vassar?

6. What circumstances bring Edna Parker Watson and Arthur Watson to The Lily Playhouse?

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

8. In Chapter One, why do Vivian's parents send her to live with her Aunt Peg in the summer of 1940?

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

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

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