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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. How many Demerol shots a day is Neely getting in 1964?

2. What is the occupation of Jennifer's new man?

3. Why does Neely close her eyes as she performs?

4. Who does George Bellows want the firm to represent?

5. What is the one thing Anne wants when she gets married?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does winning the Academy Award change Neely's life?

2. Why does Henry say that the press is not covering Neely's affair with Lyon very hard?

3. Why do Kevin, Anne, and Neely go upstate to the sanitarium.

4. What does Ted do after he and Neely fight when Neely finds him with another girl?

5. Why does Kevin secretly blame everything on Neely?

6. Why does Neely return from Hollywood after only three weeks of shooting?

7. Why do Anne and Kevin not marry?

8. Why does Kevin Gillmore finally ask Anne to marry him?

9. How does Lyon react when he finds out Jennifer Burke has been born?

10. How does Lyon find out that Anne lent him the money in secret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two characters from the book. Be sure to take into consideration the characters' actions, personalities, and more when comparing and contrasting. Use a graphic organizer to help organize your thoughts. Use evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the characters of Jennifer and Neely. How are they similar and how are they different? What are the conflicts in their lives that define them and their relationships? How do their character traits and conflicts affect their relationship with Anne? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

A tragic hero is a literary character who allows his or her own personality characteristics to get in the way of success and lead to his or her ultimate failure. Choose one character from Valley of The Dolls who you believe is a tragic hero. Why do you believe this character is a tragic hero? What are this person's personality characteristics that lead to his or her downfall or ultimate failure? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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