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

2. What pet project did Dorothy's colleagues, Harold Ross and Jane Grant, worked desperately to get published?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) New York Weekly.
(d) Our Town.

3. Why did Dorothy return home from Paris?
(a) She missed Benchley.
(b) She missed her sister.
(c) She grew tired of living abroad.
(d) She missed Seward Collins.

4. What was Dorothy's first job?
(a) Playing piano at a small cafe.
(b) Playing piano for a dance studio.
(c) Playing piano for a small, local theater.
(d) Playing piano for an all-womens choir.

5. What was the name of the play Dorothy co-wrote in 1923?
(a) My Life.
(b) Soft Music.
(c) Close Harmony.
(d) Our Town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where and what was Dorothy's first position after Vanity Fair?

3. When her relationship with John McCain ended, how did Dorothy try to kill herself?

4. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?

5. What kind of effect did Dr. Barach have on Dorothy's relationship with the Round Tablers?

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