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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 did Dorothy turn to when Alan left?
(a) Her family.
(b) The Murphys.
(c) The Fitzgeralds.
(d) The Benchley's.

2. With whom did F.Scott Fitzgerald look to replace his ailing wife with?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Sheilah Graham.
(c) Sheelagh Kennedy.
(d) Lillian Hellman.

3. Where were Dorothy's grandparents from?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

4. In the spring of 1922, what did the Round Tablers do?
(a) They published their own magazine.
(b) They published a book.
(c) They put on an amateur musical.
(d) They put on a series of seminars.

5. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?
(a) On a blustery Saturday in 1920.
(b) On a snowy Sunday in 1920.
(c) On a sunny Saturday in 1919.
(d) On a dry, windy Monday in 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dorothy had enough of the filth of living with roommates and moved where?

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

3. Alan and Dorothy felt that they couldn't lay down roots in Hollywood. Where did they buy a house to do just that?

4. Who fulfilled Dorothy's maternal need?

5. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?

(see the answer key)

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