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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. Who did Dorothy move in with for the summer of 1925?
(a) Robert Benchley.
(b) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(c) Deems Taylor.
(d) Ring Lardner.

2. 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 came from a wealthy family and they came from poverty.
(d) She had to work and they didn't.

3. Who was Dorothy teamed with professionally that turned into a short, but unsuccessful affair?
(a) Robert Sherwood.
(b) Charles MacArthur.
(c) George Kaufman
(d) Elmer Rice.

4. Where was Eddie reassigned to for the service?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

5. What pet project did Dorothy's colleagues, Harold Ross and Jane Grant, worked desperately to get published?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) New York Weekly.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Our Town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?

3. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?

4. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"

5. What happened as a result of Dorothy meeting Charles MacArthur?

(see the answer key)

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