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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 Peg do to Celia in Chapter Twenty following her part in the disaster with Vivian and Arthur?
2. What does Billy give to Peg as a gift on the evening of opening night of City of Girls?
3. What does Arthur tell Vivian about Edna's taste in men in Chapter Eighteen?
4. What song does the choir sing at Walter's funeral that Vivian cries through?
5. What paper does Walter Winchell write for?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the "song of my people?"
2. 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?
3. Why does Billy hire Anthony Roccella without ever even hearing him sing?
4. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?
5. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Edna tell Vivian about Anthony and the show, City of Girls?
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. What does Peg tell Vivian about how she feels about the fact that Olive was the one to take Vivian to The Stork to talk to Walter Winchell?
8. What does the driver of the car, whose name Vivian never learns, say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-One that devastates her?
9. How and when does Vivian become aware that her Aunt Peg is an alcoholic?
10. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Peg tell Vivian about Edna's talent and way of working?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why do you think Vivian feels worse about lying about her past to Jim Larsen than anything else she has previously done at that point in her life (306)? What does Vivian's brief engagement to Jim Larsen reveal about her state of mind, and what does it symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your analysis.
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