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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. Who did Dorothy want to differentiate herself with?
(a) Other socialites.
(b) Other writers.
(c) Other women.
(d) Other Round Tablers.

2. Where and what was Dorothy's first position after Vanity Fair?
(a) An editorial writer for Ainslee's Magazine.
(b) Parcel delivery for Ainslee's Magazine.
(c) A drama critic for Ainslee's Magazine.
(d) A creative editor for Ainslee's Magazine.

3. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?
(a) The discussion of salaries.
(b) Lunch breaks outside of the building.
(c) Idol chatter.
(d) Alcohol, before the prohibition started.

4. Who helped Dorothy make up her mind to go live abroad?
(a) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(b) Robert Benchley.
(c) Robert Sherwood.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?
(a) For the duration of her stay.
(b) Just long enough to buy presents for his family and rid himself of pubic lice.
(c) For the duration of the journey across the ocean.
(d) Three weeks after they arrived in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dorothy's play renamed?

2. Dorothy was introduced to Alvan Barach at a party. What type of medicine does he practice?

3. What did Dorothy discover about Ernest Hemingway that was startling to her?

4. What big event did Dorothy consider to be a dream come true?

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

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