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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. After getting into a quarrel with Charles MacArthur, Dorothy returned to Stamford and tells Deems Taylor she wanted to:
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Quit drinking.
(c) Quit writing.
(d) Marry MacArthur.

2. When did Eddie actually leave after threatening several times?
(a) After July 4th, 1922.
(b) Before Memorial Day 1922.
(c) After Labor Day 1922.
(d) Before July 4th, 1922.

3. In 1917, what significant event happened in Dorothy's career?
(a) She was fired.
(b) She was made an editor at American Magazine.
(c) She was made an editor at Vogue.
(d) She moved from Vogue to Vanity Fair.

4. What year was Dorothy born?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1895.

5. What position at Vogue did Dorothy acquire after some time?
(a) A restaurant critic.
(b) A theater critic.
(c) An editor.
(d) A special features writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?

2. How did Dorothy and her siblings feel about their stepmother?

3. What was the name of Dorothy's story that she wrote after her suicide attempt of 1926?

4. Who did Franklin Pierce Adams marry on May 9th, 1925?

5. Dorothy's writing, "Too Bad", exemplified a couple in her life. Who was that couple?

(see the answer key)

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