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

2. What happened to Dorothy during the court case?
(a) She was indicted.
(b) She was arrested.
(c) She had to step in for the lawyer.
(d) She was put on the stand.

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

4. 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 moved overseas to be with him.
(d) She had an affair with even younger men to spite him.

5. Dorothy was asked to sit to have her portrait painted. Where was the portrait exhibited?
(a) Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(b) The Whitney Museum of American Art.
(c) Chicago Art Institute.
(d) The Guggenheim Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

2. Why was Dorothy unable to be satisfied with herself?

3. What did Dorothy's ideas change about?

4. What was "The Big Blonde" referred to in the literary world?

5. How many times was "Enough Rope", Dorothy's book of poetry, printed?

(see the answer key)

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