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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. What does Billy do in Chapter Fifteen to try to manage Arthur's disastrous acting?
(a) Asks Arthur not to speak at all onstage.
(b) Pares down Arthur's part as much as possible.
(c) Asks Arthur to take acting lessons and coaching from his wife, Edna.
(d) Asks Arthur not to dance with any of the other characters.

2. Who was the scriptwriter for The Lily's plays?
(a) Donald Herbert.
(b) Edna Watson.
(c) Richard Burton.
(d) Arthur Tressington.

3. What does Billy do on opening night of City of Girls that surprises Vivian?
(a) Insists that Edna do an interview with Walter Winchell right before the show starts.
(b) Sings a chorus of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow for luck.
(c) Gathers the cast for a pep talk and suggests they have a group prayer.
(d) Passes around one glass of champagne for everyone to share.

4. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Vivian mean when she says Edna Parker Watson is a generous actress?
(a) She makes it clear that she will donate most of her salary to charity.
(b) She manages to make everyone else's performances better, too.
(c) She asks for the other actors to take more bows than she does.
(d) She advocates for all actors to get paid more.

5. Who makes custom clothes for Edna?
(a) An Indian tailor in London.
(b) Her own grandmother.
(c) A dear family friend who has tailored clothes for Edna's family for decades.
(d) Her own sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Kellogg serve to Vivian when she arrives at his house in Chapter Six?

2. Who follows the news about the war coming out of Europe most closely at The Lily?

3. What does Olive want to do in Chapter Nineteen that Peg and Billy say is no use?

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

5. The dress Edna picks for herself at the garment shop in Chapter Ten is from which of the following couture labels?

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