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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. In Chapter Fifteen, what effect does Vivian notice that Peg's increase in drinking has on Peg?
2. In Chapter Twenty-One, who does Vivian call to take her home from New York City?
3. What does Arthur tell Vivian about Edna's taste in men in Chapter Eighteen?
4. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Vivian say is the secret to falling in love so fast?
5. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Vivian lie to Jim Larsen about and why does she feel so terrible about this lie?
2. On the way back to New York in Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian about sin and contrition?
3. What does the driver of the car, whose name Vivian never learns, say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-One that devastates her?
4. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the "song of my people?"
5. 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?
6. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what is Vivian's impression of Jim Larsen's decision to call off their engagement after deciding to enlist in the army?
7. How does Vivian get home to her parents' house in Chapter Twenty-One?
8. Why does Billy hire Anthony Roccella without ever even hearing him sing?
9. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?
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 exploring how Gilbert treats the subject of alcoholism, and of overindulgence in alcohol, through Peg's and Vivian's characters respectively. Cite specific references to the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
"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?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining how, and when, Vivian finds and nurtures deep, respectful, and fulfilling friendships with women.
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