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

2. How many times was "Enough Rope", Dorothy's book of poetry, printed?
(a) Two times.
(b) One time.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

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

4. How did Dorothy make it through the holidays of 1922?
(a) She went to visit her sister.
(b) She went to a seaside resort.
(c) She drank so much she wound up in the hospital.
(d) She obsessively contemplated suicide.

5. What happened as a result of Dorothy meeting Charles MacArthur?
(a) She got remarried.
(b) She filed for divorce from Eddie.
(c) She ended up getting an abortion.
(d) She had a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose court case did Dorothy get involved with that started her interest in being involved in a cause?

2. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

3. What, during the era of 1922-1923, did Dorothy discover that she found helped her?

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

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

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