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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 is the name of the garment shop where Vivian routinely goes for fabric for her costumes?

2. Which famous singer did Vivian hear perform in the summer of 1940, though she barely remembers it?

3. Who moves into Vivian's room with her on her second night at The Lily?

4. What cocktail does Peg seem to favor the most when she drinks at home?

5. What does Dr. Kellogg call Vivian in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of shows does The Lily Playhouse put on, and what kinds of people make up The Lily's audience?

2. How does Vivian feel about helping Edna Parker Watson unpack when she gets to The Lily?

3. How does Celia Ray become Vivian's roommate?

4. In Chapter One, what connection does Vivian make for the first time between Grandmother Morris's death and her experience at Vassar?

5. In Chapter Seven, what does Vivian write to her mother about when she writes her letters?

6. In Chapter Eight, how did Vivian feel about the impending war in 1940?

7. How does Vivian use her sewing and design skills to help out at The Lily?

8. In Chapter One, why do Vivian's parents send her to live with her Aunt Peg in the summer of 1940?

9. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Edna Parker Watson?

10. How does Vivian spend most of her time during her one year at Vassar College?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

When Vivian is a much older woman, what conclusion does she come to about why she and Celia Ray were initially so attracted to each other as friends when they met? How does Vivian's view of her and Celia's friendship differ from Edna Parker Watson's opinion on why the two women were drawn to each other? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the emotional connections Vivian draws between her grandmother, her Aunt Peg, fashion, and The Lily Theater, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

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