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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. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Edna critically tell Vivian is distracting her?
(a) Anthony Roccella.
(b) Her brother's being in the war.
(c) Her financial troubles.
(d) Her mother's illness.

2. What is one habit that Arthur can not stop himself from performing onstage that drives the entire cast and crew crazy?
(a) He whistles along to the music.
(b) He whispers other actors' lines.
(c) He chews and snaps his gum loudly.
(d) He taps his feet very loudly in time to the music.

3. In Chapter Seventeen, why is Olive still nervous about money even though City of Girls is a hit?
(a) She is worried that they will not be able to pay back all the loans Billy took out.
(b) She is worried they are still spending too much on costumes.
(c) She is worried they are still spending too much on alcohol.
(d) She is worried The Lily's usual audience will not come back after the play has closed.

4. What does Peg do to Celia in Chapter Twenty following her part in the disaster with Vivian and Arthur?
(a) Orders her to apologize to Edna.
(b) Fires her.
(c) Orders her to pay for the Lily's damages.
(d) Takes her to court for all the money Celia owes her in rent.

5. In Chapter Sixteen, who got the first laugh in City of Girls?
(a) Celia.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Edna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dresses Edna instead of Vivian in Chapter Twenty?

2. Which critic wrote a glowing review of Vivian's costumes for City of Girls?

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

4. What organization does Vivian ask Edna if she would like to attend a fundraiser for in March 1941?

5. What does Edna say to Vivian in Chapter Eighteen that hurts Vivian's feelings?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Twenty, what does Edna tell Vivian about what type of person she thinks Vivian is that devastates Vivian?

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

4. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Vivian say is the key to falling in love so fast, and who does this sentiment pertain to at this time in her life?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian has happened to the play City of Girls that shocks Vivian?

6. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Vivian lie to Jim Larsen about and why does she feel so terrible about this lie?

7. What does Peg tell Vivian about how she feels about the fact that Olive was the one to take Vivian to The Stork to talk to Walter Winchell?

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

9. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Billy tell Vivian to look for in the lobby during intermission among the theater goers as a sign they like the play?

10. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian think when she realizes that Peg and Olive are romantically involved?

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