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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. Who fulfilled Dorothy's maternal need?
(a) Her family.
(b) Alan Campbell.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her animals.

2. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?
(a) She swore off alcohol.
(b) She swore off men.
(c) She became involved in as many causes as she could.
(d) She completely withdrew from the Round Tablers.

3. Who died in 1945 that was close to Dorothy?
(a) Robert Benchley.
(b) Her sister Helen.
(c) Her brother Bert.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

4. What style of writing did Dorothy start to exhibit after 1923?
(a) The Iceberg Theory.
(b) Editorial.
(c) Modern.
(d) Victorian.

5. Who showered Dorothy with attention when she returned to New York?
(a) The producers at MGM.
(b) The producers at Fox.
(c) The editors at Vanity Fair.
(d) The founders of the Viking Press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Dorothy during the court case?

2. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

3. In the spring of 1922, what did the Round Tablers do?

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

5. What did Dorothy's ideas change about?

(see the answer key)

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