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

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

3. In 1946, what did Dorothy do about her relationship with Alan?
(a) She reconciled with him.
(b) She announced her intent to divorce him.
(c) She had an affair with even younger men to spite him.
(d) She moved overseas to be with him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Benchley declare about California that Dorothy agreed with?

4. Who did Dorothy turn to when Alan left?

5. What was Dorothy's most common pseudonym?

(see the answer key)

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