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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Painkillers 1922-1923.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Dorothy's grandparents from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Russia.
(d) England.

2. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?
(a) Idol chatter.
(b) Lunch breaks outside of the building.
(c) Alcohol, before the prohibition started.
(d) The discussion of salaries.

3. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Hal Borland.
(c) Polly Adler.
(d) Franklin Pierce Adams.

4. Dorothy's writing, "Too Bad", exemplified a couple in her life. Who was that couple?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Benchley and his wife.
(c) Sherwood and his wife.
(d) Eddie and Herself.

5. Who came up with the name of the lunch club?
(a) A cartoonist, Edmund Duffy.
(b) A writer, Frances Partridge.
(c) A novelist, Daniel Hickey.
(d) A cartoonist, Chester Gould.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?

2. Who was Dorothy's editor at Vogue?

3. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?

4. What did the editor think of Dorothy's request for a job at Vanity Fair magazine?

5. When did Dorothy's grandparents move to New York City?

(see the answer key)

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