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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 Seventeen, what does Vivian think is the main reason for the success of City of Girls?
(a) Edna Parker Watson.
(b) The music.
(c) Her costumes.
(d) Celia Ray.

2. Where does Vivian go with the cast and crew of City of Girls after the first show on opening night?
(a) Sardi's.
(b) The Rainbow Room.
(c) Coachella's.
(d) The Russian Tea Room.

3. What does Billy do in Chapter Fifteen to try to manage Arthur's disastrous acting?
(a) Pares down Arthur's part as much as possible.
(b) Asks Arthur not to dance with any of the other characters.
(c) Asks Arthur not to speak at all onstage.
(d) Asks Arthur to take acting lessons and coaching from his wife, Edna.

4. When does Vivian return to New York City with Peg?
(a) September 22, 1955.
(b) July 15, 1942.
(c) December 20, 1945.
(d) August 30, 1943.

5. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?
(a) Gathers the cast for a pep talk and suggests they have a group prayer.
(b) Insists that Edna do an interview with Walter Winchell right before the show starts.
(c) Sings a chorus of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow for luck.
(d) Passes around one glass of champagne for everyone to share.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivian do with her parents on Saturday nights in Chapter Twenty-Two?

2. What does Edna tell Vivian in Chapter Fourteen not to let her new relationship do?

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

4. In Chapter Seventeen, why is Olive still nervous about money even though City of Girls is a hit?

5. What does Billy give to Olive as a gift on the evening of opening night of City of Girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. On the way back to New York in Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian about sin and contrition?

7. 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?

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

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

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