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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. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. Where did Dorothy's brothers work?
(a) The local deli.
(b) A wholesale furniture dealer.
(c) A local furniture dealer.
(d) A wholesale garment house.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

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

3. Where did Dorothy go when she stopped going to school?

4. Why didn't the Round Tablers think Dorothy was serious?

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

(see the answer key)

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