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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Sonnets in Suicide, or the Life of John Knox 1929-1932.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Dorothy sell her first poem for?
(a) $57.
(b) $10.
(c) $28.
(d) $12.

2. When her relationship with John McCain ended, how did Dorothy try to kill herself?
(a) Anti-psychotics.
(b) Anti-depressants.
(c) Narcotics.
(d) Barbituates.

3. Why did Dorothy like her new home?
(a) Because she had a maid.
(b) Because she had no domestic responsibilites.
(c) Because she had access to every speakeasy in the neighborhood.
(d) Because she always had hot water and someone to pick up after her.

4. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?
(a) 12 consecutive weeks.
(b) 43 consecutive weeks.
(c) 20 consecutive weeks.
(d) 25 consecutive weeks.

5. After Dorothy's play opened, how was Dorothy described?
(a) "New York's Biggest Joke."
(b) "New York's Brightest Girl."
(c) "New York's Sharpest Tounge."
(d) "New York's Brightest Star."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dorothy move in the beginning of 1923?

2. What did Dorothy feel obligated to do as part of her job in the editorial department at Vanity Fair?

3. What ship did Dorothy's aunt and uncle ride during 1912?

4. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?

5. What was the name of the Dachshund Dorothy bought in Munich?

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