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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. Where was Vivian when Pearl Harbor happened?
(a) Working at her father's company.
(b) Swimming in her family's pool.
(c) Riding horses with her mother.
(d) Watching Dumbo with Jim Larsen.

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

3. Who does Billy Buell hire for the lead male role in City of Girls?
(a) Donald Herbert.
(b) Walter Winchell.
(c) Anthony Roccella.
(d) Mackie Waller.

4. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who does Peg say will never leave her?
(a) Enda and Celia.
(b) Olive and Billy.
(c) Billy and Mr. Herbert.
(d) Mr. Herbert and Olive.

5. What does Vivian do on her first date with the man who becomes her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) Goes to the fanciest restaurant in town.
(b) Goes to the movies.
(c) Goes to get burgers at McDonald's.
(d) Goes to get a sundae at the fountain shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Vivian do for employment?

2. How long after they meet does it take the man who becomes Vivian's fiancee to start kissing her?

3. What does Vivian do with her fiancee right after they break their engagement in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Brooks Atkinson's review of City of Girls say is the great pleasure in the play?

5. What does Arthur tell Vivian about Edna's taste in men in Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when does Vivian become aware that her Aunt Peg is an alcoholic?

2. How is Anthony Roccella different from any man Vivian has ever met before?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what is Vivian's impression of Jim Larsen's decision to call off their engagement after deciding to enlist in the army?

4. How does Vivian get home to her parents' house in Chapter Twenty-One?

5. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that shocks Vivian, and why does it surprise her so much?

6. In Chapter Fifteen, what conclusion does Vivian come to when she tries to figure out what Edna sees in her husband Arthur?

7. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the "song of my people?"

8. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?

9. Why does Billy hire Anthony Roccella without ever even hearing him sing?

10. What does the driver of the car, whose name Vivian never learns, say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-One that devastates her?

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