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

2. What play is on at The Lily when Edna first arrives?
(a) The Fish and the Whale.
(b) Dance Away, Jackie!
(c) Love Canal.
(d) Love Boat.

3. What does Vivian realize Edna has the most of in her wardrobe?
(a) Jackets.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Evening gowns.
(d) Jumpsuits.

4. Why was Peg unable to meet Vivian at the train station when Vivian first arrives in New York?
(a) She was too drunk.
(b) She was appearing in court.
(c) There was a small fire at the theater she needed to take care of.
(d) She was going to the doctor with one of the dancers.

5. Where does Vivian go to college for one year?
(a) Smith.
(b) Barnard.
(c) Vassar.
(d) Sarah Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Kellogg serve to Vivian when she arrives at his house in Chapter Six?

3. Who does Peg call in Chapter Ten to write a play with a good role for Edna?

4. Why does Vivian think she might have done so badly at Vassar?

5. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kinds of shows does The Lily Playhouse put on, and what kinds of people make up The Lily's audience?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg come by enough money to have bought The Lily Playhouse?

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