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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. What was the name of the Dachshund Dorothy bought in Munich?
(a) Wunder Milka.
(b) Eiko von Vlutenberg.
(c) Udo Lindenberg.
(d) Liebe Luger.

2. Who did Franklin Pierce Adams marry on May 9th, 1925?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Esther Root.
(c) Edith Sitwell.
(d) Maggie Swope.

3. Who was the publication that Harold Ross and Jane Grant created marketed toward?
(a) The suburban housewife.
(b) The single young lady.
(c) The sophisticated metropolitain.
(d) The urban housewife.

4. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?
(a) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(b) Polly Adler.
(c) Hal Borland.
(d) Mark Twain.

5. What happened after Dorothy's book of poems, "Enough Rope", was published?
(a) Dorothy became "domesticated."
(b) Dorothy and Benchley became involved in a romantic relationship.
(c) Dorothy's life took a turn for the worse.
(d) Dorothy's life began to change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alan take Dorothy on their honeymoon?

2. Who, from "Vanity Fair", did Dorothy choose as a role model?

3. To what group did Dorothy get elected to the board of in 1938?

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

5. What was the house called that Alan and Dorothy purchase?

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