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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 tell Vivian when Vivian asks if she is fired?
2. What does Peg apologize to Vivian for in Chapter Twenty?
3. What ship was Vivian's brother on when he was killed in the war?
4. What does Vivian do with her parents on Saturday nights in Chapter Twenty-Two?
5. In Chapter Twenty-Two, why does Peg say she wants Vivian to come back to New York City with her?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Vivian get home to her parents' house in Chapter Twenty-One?
2. In Chapter Twenty, when does Vivian realize that Olive has saved her reputation from ruin?
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 Fifteen, what conclusion does Vivian come to when she tries to figure out what Edna sees in her husband Arthur?
5. In Chapter Twenty, what does Edna tell Vivian about what type of person she thinks Vivian is that devastates Vivian?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter Twenty-Two, who is Jim Larsen and what does he mean to Vivian?
8. In Chapter Sixteen, what are the initial reviews of City of Girls like?
9. On the way back to New York in Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Peg tell Vivian about sin and contrition?
10. Why does Billy hire Anthony Roccella without ever even hearing him sing?
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
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
How does meeting and spending time with Edna Parker Watson forever alter Vivian's life? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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