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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alan do the day he passed away?
(a) He let the dog loose.
(b) He made a large dinner.
(c) He picked up his dry cleaning.
(d) He shopped for a wardrobe for Dorothy.

2. What movie earned Dorothy an Academy Award Nomination?
(a) Some Like it Hot.
(b) A Long Hot Summer.
(c) Ladies of the Cooridoor.
(d) The Lost Weekend.

3. With whom did F.Scott Fitzgerald look to replace his ailing wife with?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Sheilah Graham.
(c) Sheelagh Kennedy.
(d) Lillian Hellman.

4. How many times was Valencia bombed while Dorothy and Alan were in Spain?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. Alan and Dorothy felt that they couldn't lay down roots in Hollywood. Where did they buy a house to do just that?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Hampshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second cause Dorothy becomes involved in during 1936?

2. Who did Dorothy get involved with in 1948?

3. Where did Alan take Dorothy on their honeymoon?

4. In her will, who did Dorothy leave all her assets to?

5. Where was Alan stationed after being shipped overseas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Dorothy and Alan's reconciliation was significant?

2. What about Norma Place was strange to Dorothy? How did it make her uncomfortable?

3. What cause did Dorothy focus her efforts on and how?

4. In 1967, Marcella Cisney proposed to Dorothy the production of "A Dorothy Parker Portfolio", Dorothy gave her full support. How did this production give Dorothy the last say in her life?

5. What events led to the marriage between Dorothy and Alan?

6. Dorothy purchased two dogs while in Europe. What role in Dorothy's life did these dogs fill? Why did she feel she needed canine companionship?

7. What brought Dorothy to California for again? How did she feel about going back?

8. What did John Garrett do that effected Dorothy in such profound way? How did his actions effect Dorothy?

9. What realizations did Dorothy come to after Benchley's death?

10. What happened in Dorothy's career that was difficult for her?

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