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

2. How much money does Dr. Kellogg give to Vivian after they have sex in Chapter Six?

3. What does Peg do when Vivian tells her she does not know her way around Manhattan?

4. Which of the following clubs do Vivian and Celia Ray routinely begin their nights of revelry in New York City in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vivian describe Celia's feelings about being assaulted in the hotel room in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. When Vivian receives a letter from Angela asking what she was to Angela's father, how does Vivian decide to respond?

5. How does Vivian feel about helping Edna Parker Watson unpack when she gets to The Lily?

6. How does Celia Ray become Vivian's roommate?

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

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

9. In Chapter Nine, how does Vivian feel when she meets Arthur Watson?

10. In Chapter One, what connection does Vivian make for the first time between Grandmother Morris's death and her experience at Vassar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the emotional connections Vivian draws between her grandmother, her Aunt Peg, fashion, and The Lily Theater, citing specific references to the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how, and when, Vivian finds and nurtures deep, respectful, and fulfilling friendships with women.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Gilbert develops the theme of "chosen family" of friends and acquaintances through Vivian's post-WWII experiences in New York City.

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