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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught Vivian how to do the activity she most enjoys in Chapter One?
(a) Vivian's father.
(b) Vivian's mother.
(c) Grandmother Morris.
(d) Grandfather Morris.

2. What does Dr. Kellogg serve to Vivian when she arrives at his house in Chapter Six?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Beer.
(c) Martinis.
(d) Champagne.

3. In Chapter Nine, what does Vivian say is Enda's greatest natural gift?
(a) Her fashion sense.
(b) Her warmth.
(c) Her wit.
(d) Her bright, white teeth.

4. What is the name of the garment shop where Vivian routinely goes for fabric for her costumes?
(a) Perkinson's.
(b) Lowtsky's.
(c) Marmaline's.
(d) Barley's.

5. What question does Edna ask Celia when the two first meet that endears Edna to Celia?
(a) Whether Celia has acted in films yet.
(b) Whether Celia has had offers from agents to represent her yet.
(c) Whether Celia is formally trained in ballet.
(d) Whether Celia is from a line of Italian nobility.

6. What cocktail does Peg seem to favor the most when she drinks at home?
(a) Martinis.
(b) Whisky Sours.
(c) Cosmopolitans.
(d) Manhattans.

7. What does Edna tell Vivian is the difference between making a dress and making a costume?
(a) Dresses are elegant, but costumes are utilitarian.
(b) Dresses are soft, but costumes are softer.
(c) Dresses are easier than costumes to hide a body's flaws in.
(d) Dresses are sewn, but costumes are built.

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

9. In Chapter Seven, what does Celia send Vivian out of the hotel room to get in order to save her from being involved in a sexual assault?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) More drinks.
(d) Cigarettes.

10. What surprises Vivian about Angela's letter that she receives in April 2010?
(a) Angela's handwriting is terrible.
(b) Angela's mother has recently passed away.
(c) Angela has just had her first baby.
(d) Angela's husband has recently passed away.

11. Which of the following clubs do Vivian and Celia Ray routinely begin their nights of revelry in New York City in?
(a) The Stork Club.
(b) The Russian Tea Room.
(c) The Red Room.
(d) The Bugle.

12. Whose music does Peg tell Benjamin to model the music for their play featuring Edna after?
(a) George Gershwin's.
(b) Louis Armstrong's.
(c) Cole Porter's.
(d) Frank Sinatra's.

13. What does Edna tell Vivian and Celia about finding their own fashion sense and not just following trends?
(a) Fashion sense is all down to the wearer.
(b) You need to work with your own figure.
(c) We cannot just follow Paris for the sake of Paris.
(d) It is not your clothes so much as your eyes that tell a story.

14. Who does The Lily remind Vivian of when she first sees it?
(a) Her own mother.
(b) Jim Larsen.
(c) Walter.
(d) Grandmother Morris.

15. What play title does Peg remember Billy joking he would write for her if he had to?
(a) The Famous Scrivener of Oatstown.
(b) The Fat Lady and the Stepladder.
(c) The Murderous Mice of Milltown.
(d) All's Fair When No One is There.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peg remind Billy of from their past when he wants to spend more money than she and Olive are comfortable with?

2. Who does Vivian wake up from celebrating her twentieth birthday to find unexpectedly in her room, staring at her?

3. What does Jennie tell her grandmother her diaphragm was for?

4. Who is The Lily's Songwriter?

5. Why does Vivian think she might have done so badly at Vassar?

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