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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Good Fights 1936-1937.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the nickname of the editor of Vanity Fair Magazine?
(a) "Boss."
(b) "Big Cheese."
(c) "Crownie."
(d) He had no nickname.

3. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?
(a) They boarded up the windows.
(b) They moved to the country.
(c) They started hoarding.
(d) They began to collect dogs.

4. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?
(a) Jimmy Walker.
(b) Billy Wilkerson.
(c) Tony Soma.
(d) Owney Madden.

5. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?
(a) On a snowy Sunday in 1920.
(b) On a blustery Saturday in 1920.
(c) On a dry, windy Monday in 1920.
(d) On a sunny Saturday in 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dorothy and Alan get married?

2. Who helped Dorothy make up her mind to go live abroad?

3. How many times was "Enough Rope", Dorothy's book of poetry, printed?

4. Who did Dorothy want to differentiate herself with?

5. What skill did Alan possess that Dorothy did not?

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