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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. Where does Billy end up taking City of Girls?
2. Who is the man Vivian becomes engaged to in Chapter Twenty-Two?
3. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the song of her people?
4. Who dresses Edna instead of Vivian in Chapter Twenty?
5. Who does Vivian see on the street by chance in early 1944?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty, when does Vivian realize that Olive has saved her reputation from ruin?
2. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?
3. 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?
4. How does Vivian get home to her parents' house in Chapter Twenty-One?
5. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian has happened to the play City of Girls that shocks Vivian?
6. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Vivian refer to as the "song of my people?"
7. In Chapter Twenty, what does Edna tell Vivian about what type of person she thinks Vivian is that devastates Vivian?
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-Two, who is Jim Larsen and what does he mean to Vivian?
10. What does the driver of the car, whose name Vivian never learns, say to Vivian in Chapter Twenty-One that devastates her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how Gilbert explores the theme of forgiveness throughout the novel - including forgiveness of herself - through Vivian's experiences.
Essay Topic 2
How does meeting and spending time with Edna Parker Watson forever alter Vivian's life? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
When, and how, does Vivian really become aware of the true scale of suffering and tragedy that WWII created? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your analysis.
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