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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 Twenty-Two, why does Peg say she wants Vivian to come back to New York City with her?
(a) She misses Vivian's jokes.
(b) She misses Vivian's quick needlework.
(c) She needs her to help put on shows at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as part of a military contract.
(d) She misses Vivian reading to her and Olive at night.

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Vivian say she was constantly grasping for during her first year in New York City?
(a) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) Respect.
(d) Attachment to another person.

3. What is the name of the character in the lead role in City of Girls?
(a) Lucky Bobby.
(b) Ricky Ray.
(c) Red Walter.
(d) Helner Belton.

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

5. What is Walter Winchell's daughter's name?
(a) Walda.
(b) Willow.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Wynona.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Vivian tell her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two that greatly upsets him?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what effect does Vivian notice that Peg's increase in drinking has on Peg?

4. What does Billy do in Chapter Fifteen to try to manage Arthur's disastrous acting?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Vivian find that makes her miss Celia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Fifteen, what transpires between Peg and Olive that greatly hurts Olive and causes a scene in front of the whole company at The Lily?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who is Jim Larsen and what does he mean to Vivian?

3. In Chapter Twenty, when does Vivian realize that Olive has saved her reputation from ruin?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter Twenty-Three, why does Peg tell Vivian's parents she has come to collect Vivian to take her back to New York, and why does she really come back for Vivian?

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

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