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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Yessir, the Whaddycall 'em Blues1925.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most significant difference in Dorothy's life of that of her friends?
(a) She had no money and they were wealthy.
(b) She spent all her earnings on her residence.
(c) She had to work and they didn't.
(d) She came from a wealthy family and they came from poverty.

2. What character trait did Dorothy not want to exhibit?
(a) Being demure.
(b) Being aggressive.
(c) Being a comedian.
(d) Being soft spoken.

3. Where did Dorothy move in the beginning of 1923?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Her sister's house.
(c) The Algonquin.
(d) Above the Swiss Alps Restaurant.

4. What department was Dorothy working in at Vogue at the beginning of 1915?
(a) The editorial department.
(b) The review department.
(c) The copy department.
(d) The mail room.

5. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?
(a) Owney Madden.
(b) Tony Soma.
(c) Billy Wilkerson.
(d) Jimmy Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. While living at the Algonquin, Dorothy forgot to pay one critical bill -- what was that bill?

2. Why did Dorothy return to New York at the end of the summer of 1925?

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

4. In the spring of 1922, what did the Round Tablers do?

5. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?

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