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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Toad Time 1948-1955.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who inspired Dorothy to pick up her fiction writing again?
(a) Sheilah Graham.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Alan Campbell.
(d) Robert Benchley.

2. How much did Dorothy sell her first poem for?
(a) $28.
(b) $57.
(c) $10.
(d) $12.

3. Why did most of the writers from the East Coast end up in Hollywood?
(a) The working conditions were better.
(b) The weather.
(c) The salaries were exorbitant.
(d) The beach.

4. Dorothy Rothschild was born into what society?
(a) Upper middle class Jewish affluence, in New Jersey.
(b) Lower class Jewish society, in New York.
(c) Middle class Christian affluence, in New Jersey.
(d) Upper class Jewish affluence, in New York.

5. What was the second cause Dorothy becomes involved in during 1936?
(a) Writer's rights.
(b) Producer's rights.
(c) Actor's rights.
(d) Children's rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie earned Dorothy an Academy Award Nomination?

2. After getting into a quarrel with Charles MacArthur, Dorothy returned to Stamford and tells Deems Taylor she wanted to:

3. Who was Dorothy's personal hero?

4. What changed Dorothy's plans?

5. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?

(see the answer key)

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