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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. What was the name of the Dachshund Dorothy bought in Munich?
(a) Liebe Luger.
(b) Udo Lindenberg.
(c) Wunder Milka.
(d) Eiko von Vlutenberg.

2. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Hal Borland.
(c) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(d) Polly Adler.

3. Who came up with the name of the lunch club?
(a) A writer, Frances Partridge.
(b) A cartoonist, Edmund Duffy.
(c) A novelist, Daniel Hickey.
(d) A cartoonist, Chester Gould.

4. What was the nickname of the editor of Vanity Fair Magazine?
(a) "Crownie."
(b) "Boss."
(c) "Big Cheese."
(d) He had no nickname.

5. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?
(a) They started hoarding.
(b) They began to collect dogs.
(c) They boarded up the windows.
(d) They moved to the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?

2. What did Dorothy do to all the work she created while in Paris?

3. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?

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

5. How long did Dorothy's play run the first time?

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