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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Painkillers 1922-1923.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dorothy fear Eddie's family wouldn't like her?
(a) Because she was Jewish.
(b) Because she had no mother.
(c) Because she had such a strong personality.
(d) Because she had a loose tounge.

2. How did Dorothy and her siblings feel about their stepmother?
(a) They immediately welcomed her.
(b) They loved her.
(c) They felt indifferent toward her.
(d) They didn't like her at all.

3. When Benchley and Sherwood were hired and joined Dorothy at Vanity Fair, what nickname were the three of them given?
(a) The Three Blind Mice.
(b) The Three Musketeers.
(c) The Jokers.
(d) The Cub Lions.

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

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 boarded up the windows.
(c) They moved to the country.
(d) They began to collect dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Dorothy's grandparents from?

2. What historically significant event happened the same week Dorothy was fired?

3. Who came up with the name of the lunch club?

4. What was the nickname of the editor of Vanity Fair Magazine?

5. When did Eddie actually leave after threatening several times?

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