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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Yessir, the Whaddycall 'em Blues1925.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dorothy and her siblings feel about their stepmother?
(a) They loved her.
(b) They felt indifferent toward her.
(c) They immediately welcomed her.
(d) They didn't like her at all.

2. What was the name of the play Dorothy co-wrote in 1923?
(a) Soft Music.
(b) Our Town.
(c) Close Harmony.
(d) My Life.

3. Why was Dorothy unable to be satisfied with herself?
(a) She refused to see the good in herself.
(b) She was trying to get attention.
(c) She was a perfectionist.
(d) She never knew how to be satisfied.

4. When Henry, Dorothy's father, remarried, what happened to Dorothy and her sister?
(a) They were sent to an orphanage.
(b) They were sent to a work camp.
(c) They were sent to a parochial school.
(d) They were sent to boarding school.

5. What was Dorothy's first job?
(a) Playing piano for a small, local theater.
(b) Playing piano for a dance studio.
(c) Playing piano at a small cafe.
(d) Playing piano for an all-womens choir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?

2. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?

3. How old was Dorothy's father when he met her mother?

4. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"

5. What year were Dorothy's parents married?

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