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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 14 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Walter Winchell dismiss Peg and Vivian from his table at the club in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) He threatens to have The Lily Playhouse closed down if they do not leave.
(b) He tells them he will get them thrown out of the club if they do not leave.
(c) He tells them they are scaring all the important people away.
(d) He tells them they will have to drink with him if they stay.

2. What does Celia Ray's first husband do for a living?
(a) He is a saxophone player.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a dancer.
(d) He is a doctor.

3. How does Vivian get to New York City the first time she goes to live there in 1940?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Ferry.
(d) Bus.

4. Who was George Bernard Shaw's favorite actress, according to Vivian in Chapter Nine?
(a) Edna Parker Watson.
(b) Ethel Barrymore.
(c) Helen Mirren.
(d) Helen Hayes.

5. What does Jennie tell her grandmother her diaphragm was for?
(a) Cleaning potatoes.
(b) Cleaning jewelry.
(c) Cleaning teeth.
(d) Cleaning the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Kellogg call Vivian in Chapter Six?

2. In Chapter Seven, what news does Vivian's mother write to her about her brother Walter about?

3. What is Edna's big solo song in City of Girls?

4. How had Edna Parker Watson and Peg become friends?

5. In Chapter Fifteen, why does Vivian come to suspect that Edna likes to hang around with her and Celia?

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