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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Sonnets in Suicide, or the Life of John Knox 1929-1932.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dorothy try to commit suicide after she realized how far behind her novel, "Sonnets to a Suicide", is?
(a) Drinking a bottle of shoe polish.
(b) Jumping into the Seine.
(c) Pain killer overdose.
(d) Standing on train tracks.

2. When Eddie returned to New York in August of 1919, what did he bring with him?
(a) A child.
(b) A drinking habit.
(c) A deep addiction to morphine.
(d) A deep addiction to prostitutes.

3. What was the over-all theme of the play?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Choice.
(c) Work.
(d) Love.

4. After receiving a telegram from John Garrett, what did Dorothy consider?
(a) Suicide by jumping off the balcony.
(b) Accepting his marriage proposal.
(c) Going home to New York.
(d) Suicide by drowning in the Seine.

5. Who helped Dorothy make up her mind to go live abroad?
(a) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(b) Robert Sherwood.
(c) Robert Benchley.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dorothy discover about Ernest Hemingway that was startling to her?

2. Why did Dorothy return home from Paris?

3. What vice of Dorothy's did Dr. Barach focus his efforts on curing?

4. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?

5. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?

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