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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 does Vivian walk in on Peg and Olive doing late one night at The Lily in Chapter Fifteen?
2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Vivian do for employment?
3. How does Vivian's brother Walter feel about Anthony Roccella?
4. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian mean when she says Edna Parker Watson is a generous actress?
5. What does Marjorie Lowtsky tell Vivian about her family in Chapter Twenty-Three that makes Vivian feel genuine sympathy for her?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty, when does Vivian realize that Olive has saved her reputation from ruin?
2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian has happened to the play City of Girls that shocks Vivian?
3. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Vivian say is the key to falling in love so fast, and who does this sentiment pertain to at this time in her life?
4. In Chapter Twenty, what does Edna tell Vivian about what type of person she thinks Vivian is that devastates Vivian?
5. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Edna tell Vivian about Anthony and the show, City of Girls?
6. On the way back to New York in Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian about sin and contrition?
7. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Billy tell Vivian to look for in the lobby during intermission among the theater goers as a sign they like the play?
8. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that shocks Vivian, and why does it surprise her so much?
9. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who is Jim Larsen and what does he mean to Vivian?
10. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian think when she realizes that Peg and Olive are romantically involved?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how Gilbert uses the triangular relationship between Peg, Olive, and Billy to build tension or frisson for the reader.
Essay Topic 2
When Vivian first arrives in New York as a 19 year-old, she is self-conscious about her lack of sexual experience to the point that her friends arrange for her to lose her virginity with a man they know. Write an essay analyzing Vivian's fixation on sex as a very young woman, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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