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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Vivian wake up from celebrating her twentieth birthday to find unexpectedly in her room, staring at her?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her Uncle Billy Buell.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

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

4. What was happening in Europe right around the time Vivian moved to New York City, in the summer of 1940?
(a) The United States had started shipping large convoys of soldiers to Europe.
(b) The Germans had invaded France and were marching into Paris.
(c) The Germans had begun losing their own soldiers to desertion.
(d) The Germans had taken over Poland.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who came to the Lily Theater in September of 1940?

3. What had Peg told Edna about performing for the troops during the Great War?

4. Who does Celia say will fix her black eye that she gets when the men in the hotel in Chapter Seven assault her?

5. What movie is Arthur Watson known for when he comes to The Lily for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Olive's reaction when Peg says she wants to call Billy to help write a new play for Edna to star in?

2. In Chapter One, why do Vivian's parents send her to live with her Aunt Peg in the summer of 1940?

3. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg come by enough money to have bought The Lily Playhouse?

4. What kinds of shows does The Lily Playhouse put on, and what kinds of people make up The Lily's audience?

5. What circumstances bring Edna Parker Watson and Arthur Watson to The Lily Playhouse?

6. How does Vivian's Aunt Peg receive her when Vivian first appears at The Lily?

7. In Chapter Eight, how did Vivian feel about the impending war in 1940?

8. How does Vivian spend most of her time during her one year at Vassar College?

9. How did Grandmother Morris treat Vivian as she taught her how to sew?

10. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Edna Parker Watson?

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