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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. Whose show do Anne, Kevin, and Neely go to see in New York after Neely returns in 1957?

2. What does Jennifer do to avoid going to Hollywood?

3. What is Henry's advice to Anne when he and Anne discuss Lyon's marital indiscretions?

4. What does Henry hope for Jennifer while she is in France?

5. What event does Neely realize she has missed at 11:30 at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Neely's comments about Lyon spending time with other women tell the reader about her character?

2. Why do Anne and Kevin not marry?

3. Why is Neely so nervous to do Kevin's show?

4. Why is Jennifer so smitten with Senator Winston Adams?

5. Why does Kevin Gilmore want Anne to be the Gillian girl?

6. Why did the studio blackball Ted's new girlfriend?

7. What does Anne say about not marrying Lyon Burke and being changed when Henry asks her about it at lunch?

8. Why does Anne include Spain in her list of places to go on her honeymoon?

9. Why does Kevin secretly blame everything on Neely?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Anne says, "She knew now there would always be a Neely, or a Margie... but each time it would hurt less, and afterward she would love Lyon less, until one day there would be nothing left-no hurt, and no love." Analyze this quote. What does Anne mean when she states it? Do you agree or disagree with this new outlook on life. Support your answer with evidence form the text.

Essay Topic 2

What is your definition of a hero? Using that criteria, do any of the characters in Valley of the Dolls qualify as a hero? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What do you believe the theme of the novel is? Remember, a theme starts out as a universal idea that anyone can relate to and then is narrowed down to the novel specifically. Describe the theme and defend your answer with examples from the text.

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