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

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

3. Dorothy Rothschild was born into what society?
(a) Middle class Christian affluence, in New Jersey.
(b) Lower class Jewish society, in New York.
(c) Upper class Jewish affluence, in New York.
(d) Upper middle class Jewish affluence, in New Jersey.

4. Who did Robert Benchley choose as a roommate when he rented an apartment in the city?
(a) Charles MacArthur.
(b) Donald Ogden Stewart.
(c) George Kaufman.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

5. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?
(a) They started hoarding.
(b) They began to collect dogs.
(c) They boarded up the windows.
(d) They moved to the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?

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

3. What did the editor think of Dorothy's request for a job at Vanity Fair magazine?

4. Why did Dorothy like her new home?

5. Who was Dorothy's editor at Vogue?

(see the answer key)

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