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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. Why did Eddie encourage Dorothy's habit?
(a) Because it made him feel less guilty about his bad habits.
(b) Because it lessened how much she vocalized her distaste for Eddies drinking.
(c) Because he liked having her along.
(d) Because he liked the attention she created while they were out.

2. What did Eddie do for a living?
(a) He was a stockbroker.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a dentist.

3. What historically significant event happened the same week Dorothy was fired?
(a) Women's rights were voted in.
(b) Prohibition ended.
(c) The Great Depression started.
(d) Prohibition started.

4. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?
(a) Her quick wit, criticism and stories of her husband.
(b) Her fierce determination.
(c) Her fashion sense.
(d) Her serene countenance and ladylike manners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Robert Benchley choose as a roommate when he rented an apartment in the city?

2. Where and what was Dorothy's first position after Vanity Fair?

3. Why did Dorothy fear Eddie's family wouldn't like her?

4. What position at Vogue did Dorothy acquire after some time?

5. When Henry, Dorothy's father, remarried, what happened to Dorothy and her sister?

(see the answer key)

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