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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Leaking Boat 1942-1947.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Dorothy unable to be satisfied with herself?
(a) She refused to see the good in herself.
(b) She was trying to get attention.
(c) She never knew how to be satisfied.
(d) She was a perfectionist.

2. Who did Dorothy turn to when Alan left?
(a) Her family.
(b) The Murphys.
(c) The Benchley's.
(d) The Fitzgeralds.

3. Dorothy's writing, "Too Bad", exemplified a couple in her life. Who was that couple?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Eddie and Herself.
(c) Sherwood and his wife.
(d) Benchley and his wife.

4. What was Dorothy's first job with MGM?
(a) To write dialogue for Five O'clock Girl.
(b) To write dialogue for Madam X.
(c) To write dialogue for Too Much Rope.
(d) To write dialogue for Dynamite.

5. In the spring of 1922, what did the Round Tablers do?
(a) They put on an amateur musical.
(b) They published a book.
(c) They put on a series of seminars.
(d) They published their own magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?

2. In 1946, what did Dorothy do about her relationship with Alan?

3. Why didn't the Round Tablers think Dorothy was serious?

4. What was Dorothy's most common pseudonym?

5. How did Dorothy make it through the holidays of 1922?

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