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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. Who does The Lily remind Vivian of when she first sees it?
2. Who came to the Lily Theater in September of 1940?
3. Which of the following does Vivian recall having anxiety about in her personal life in the summer of 1940?
4. Who follows the news about the war coming out of Europe most closely at The Lily?
5. In Chapter Two, what was the name of the play Billy and Peg wrote together?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Seven, why does Celia tell Vivian to go get her cigarettes and not come back to the hotel room?
2. How does Vivian use her sewing and design skills to help out at The Lily?
3. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg receive her when Vivian first appears at The Lily?
4. In Chapter Eight, how did Vivian feel about the impending war in 1940?
5. In Chapter One, what connection does Vivian make for the first time between Grandmother Morris's death and her experience at Vassar?
6. What is Olive's reaction when Peg says she wants to call Billy to help write a new play for Edna to star in?
7. What was Vivian's relationship with her grandmother Morris, her father's mother, like?
8. What kinds of shows does The Lily Playhouse put on, and what kinds of people make up The Lily's audience?
9. How does Vivian spend most of her time during her one year at Vassar College?
10. How does Vivian feel about helping Edna Parker Watson unpack when she gets to The Lily?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does meeting and spending time with Edna Parker Watson forever alter Vivian's life? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how Gilbert explores the theme of forgiveness throughout the novel - including forgiveness of herself - through Vivian's experiences.
Essay Topic 3
"Anyway, at some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is" (377). At what stage in Vivian's life does she come to the above realization, and really become comfortable with the core of who she is?
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