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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 is the schoolgirl shop assistant who always helps Vivian out finding good materials at the garment shop?

2. What does Celia Ray's first husband do for a living?

3. In Chapter Seven, what does Celia send Vivian out of the hotel room to get in order to save her from being involved in a sexual assault?

4. What was Vivian's brother's nickname growing up?

5. What does the term "safety" refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vivian describe Celia's feelings about being assaulted in the hotel room in Chapter 7?

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

3. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Arthur Watson?

4. How did Grandmother Morris treat Vivian as she taught her how to sew?

5. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg come by enough money to have bought The Lily Playhouse?

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

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

8. In Chapter Seven, why does Celia tell Vivian to go get her cigarettes and not come back to the hotel room?

9. What is Olive's reaction when Peg says she wants to call Billy to help write a new play for Edna to star in?

10. When Vivian receives a letter from Angela asking what she was to Angela's father, how does Vivian decide to respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how, and when, Vivian finds and nurtures deep, respectful, and fulfilling friendships with women.

Essay Topic 2

How do Frank Grecco and Vivian Morris both suffer from the shame they feel when, at different times in their lives, they have failed to live up to society's expectations about how an ideal man and woman should behave? How does Vivian's earlier disgrace help her console Frank with his shame when he is a much older man? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

How does connecting with Frank Grecco change Vivian's life? Why does Vivian initially change her mind about agreeing to talk with him after he first approaches her?

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