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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?
2. What kind of plays is Enda best known for performing?
3. What does Dr. Kellogg do far too much of when he has sex with Vivian?
4. Who moves into Vivian's room with her on her second night at The Lily?
5. Where did Vivian's mother go to college?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Vivian feel about helping Edna Parker Watson unpack when she gets to The Lily?
2. When Vivian receives a letter from Angela asking what she was to Angela's father, how does Vivian decide to respond?
3. What was Vivian's relationship with her grandmother Morris, her father's mother, like?
4. In Chapter Seven, what does Vivian write to her mother about when she writes her letters?
5. What kinds of shows does The Lily Playhouse put on, and what kinds of people make up The Lily's audience?
6. How does Vivian use her sewing and design skills to help out at The Lily?
7. In Chapter Two, who meets Vivian at the train station and what is this person like?
8. How does Vivian spend most of her time during her one year at Vassar College?
9. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg come by enough money to have bought The Lily Playhouse?
10. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Edna Parker Watson?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the role that jealousy plays throughout Vivian's life. What decisions does jealousy drive her to make? Are there ever any positive consequences to Vivian's feelings of jealousy?
Essay Topic 2
How does Vivian react when she discovers that Aunt Peg and Olive are actually lovers? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Vivian's relationship with her parents, and describe how it changes as she matures over the course of the novel. How does Walter's death change the dynamic of the Morris family?
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