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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. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

2. What historically significant event happened the same week Dorothy was fired?
(a) Women's rights were voted in.
(b) The Great Depression started.
(c) Prohibition started.
(d) Prohibition ended.

3. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?
(a) Eddie Parker.
(b) Aleck Woolcott.
(c) Dorothy Parker.
(d) Robert Benchley.

4. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?
(a) Her fierce determination.
(b) Her fashion sense.
(c) Her serene countenance and ladylike manners.
(d) Her quick wit, criticism and stories of her husband.

5. What was Ernest Hemingway's secret to the craft of writing?
(a) Work when you feel like it.
(b) Only work when drunk.
(c) Work like a dog.
(d) Only work under the influence of elite society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family did Dorothy visit while in Antibes?

2. What pet project did Dorothy's colleagues, Harold Ross and Jane Grant, worked desperately to get published?

3. Who was Dorothy teamed with professionally that turned into a short, but unsuccessful affair?

4. Why did Dorothy return home from Paris?

5. Why did Dorothy like her new home?

(see the answer key)

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