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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Robert Benchley choose as a roommate when he rented an apartment in the city?
2. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"
3. Where did Dorothy move in the beginning of 1923?
4. What trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?
5. What did Benchley declare about California that Dorothy agreed with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Due to failing health, Robert Benchley was advised to either quit commuting to work and slow down or rent an apartment in the city. Benchley chose to get an apartment in the city and take a roommate. What changed about Benchley's life were significant? How did Dorothy feel about this new phase in Benchley's life?
2. What happened when Dorothy was advised by Dr. Barach to seek sobriety?
3. How did Dorothy's new style of writing exemplify her lifestyle?
4. The New Yorker survived it's first year of publication for many reasons. What did Dorothy do to contribute to the magazine? Why was this a problem for Dorothy that she doesn't realize?
5. What piece of work do people remember more than anything else Dorothy had ever written? How did Dorothy feel about the piece?
6. What did Dorothy involve herself in that radicalized her?
7. What was Dorothy's first impression of Hollywood? How did this shape her work and attitude toward being in California?
8. What events happened after Dorothy's separation from Eddie. What caused Dorothy to try to commit suicide?
9. What happened when Dorothy moved to Vanity Fair and Robert Benchley and Robert Sherwood moved into her office?
10. What didn't Dorothy do after her relationship ended with Garrett that she did with her other relationships?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Alogonquin Round Table members supported and enabled each other through the ups and downs of their lives. How were they essential to one another and their emotional well beings?
Essay Topic 2
In Dorothy's later years, many people took her in and helped her with the personal and career complications in her life. Many of these people were people Dorothy had only just met or were almost perfect strangers. Why did these people feel the need to keep Dorothy afloat? What did they see in her that she didn't see in herself? How did their involvement in her life effect Dorothy?
Essay Topic 3
Dorothy's life was one of high society parties, drinking and promiscuity, yet Dorothy had no sense of how to manage her money. How did these two aspects of her life not connect? Did Dorothy's lack of domestication play a role in her lack of responsibility? What did she feel will make up for her lack of responsibility?
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