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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 Twenty-Two, who does Peg say will never leave her?
2. Which very famous actress wrote a letter of congratulations to Edna Parker Watson in Chapter Seventeen?
3. Who delivers the news that Walter is dead to Vivian's mother?
4. What does Vivian do on her first date with the man who becomes her fiancee in Chapter Twenty-Two?
5. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Vivian say she was constantly grasping for during her first year in New York City?
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. In Chapter Twenty-Three, why does Peg tell Vivian's parents she has come to collect Vivian to take her back to New York, and why does she really come back for Vivian?
3. In Chapter Twenty, when does Vivian realize that Olive has saved her reputation from ruin?
4. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian has happened to the play City of Girls that shocks Vivian?
5. In Chapter Fifteen, what conclusion does Vivian come to when she tries to figure out what Edna sees in her husband Arthur?
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. 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 Fifteen, what transpires between Peg and Olive that greatly hurts Olive and causes a scene in front of the whole company at The Lily?
9. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the "song of my people?"
10. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?
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
What does sex mean to, or symbolize, for Vivian throughout various stages of her life as the novel progresses? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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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