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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Global Disasters 1926.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?
(a) Three weeks after they arrived in Paris.
(b) For the duration of her stay.
(c) Just long enough to buy presents for his family and rid himself of pubic lice.
(d) For the duration of the journey across the ocean.

2. How many children did Dorothy's grandparents have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. What was the main problem with Dorothy's submissions to The New Yorker?
(a) She doesn't get paid.
(b) They were written while under the influence of drugs and alcohol and are incriminating.
(c) They were published without her knowledge.
(d) They were written with a pseudonym.

4. What did Eddie do for a living?
(a) He was a stockbroker.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a dentist.

5. Who was Dorothy teamed with professionally that turned into a short, but unsuccessful affair?
(a) Charles MacArthur.
(b) Elmer Rice.
(c) George Kaufman
(d) Robert Sherwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Dorothy's play opened, how was Dorothy described?

2. When did Eddie actually leave after threatening several times?

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

4. What was the name of the play Dorothy co-wrote in 1923?

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

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