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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. Dorothy's writing, "Too Bad", exemplified a couple in her life. Who was that couple?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Sherwood and his wife.
(c) Eddie and Herself.
(d) Benchley and his wife.

2. What significant happening occurred when Dorothy was only 5 years old?
(a) Her father died.
(b) Her mother died suddenly.
(c) Her grandparents came to live with the family.
(d) Her family moved to a different neighborhood.

3. What did "Crownie" speak to Dorothy about the day before Christmas in 1919?
(a) That her language needed to improve in the office.
(b) That the quality of her work was improving with each project she worked on.
(c) The quality of her work and that she wouldn't be receiving a raise.
(d) That her work ethic needed to improve.

4. Who was Dorothy's editor at Vogue?
(a) Kate Chopin.
(b) Carmel Snow.
(c) Cecil Peabody.
(d) Edna Wadman Chase.

5. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Eddie Parker.
(c) Aleck Woolcott.
(d) Robert Benchley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dorothy's father when he met her mother?

2. Dorothy Rothschild was born into what society?

3. How did Dorothy and her siblings feel about their stepmother?

4. What happened shortly after Dorothy and Eddie got married?

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

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