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

2. What was Dorothy's play renamed?
(a) "The Mistress."
(b) "The Forbidden Friendship."
(c) "The Lady Next Door."
(d) "The Friend."

3. Why did Dorothy return to New York at the end of the summer of 1925?
(a) She was kicked out of her temporary home for inappropriate conduct.
(b) Robert Benchley's health took a turn for the worse.
(c) She was given an offer she couldn't refuse.
(d) Deems Taylor's wife returned home from vacation.

4. Why did Dorothy like her new home?
(a) Because she had no domestic responsibilites.
(b) Because she always had hot water and someone to pick up after her.
(c) Because she had access to every speakeasy in the neighborhood.
(d) Because she had a maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Dorothy fired from Vanity Fair?

2. What big event did Dorothy consider to be a dream come true?

3. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?

4. Who was the "unfortunate soul" that fell in love with Dorothy?

5. Dorothy's writing, "Too Bad", exemplified a couple in her life. Who was that couple?

(see the answer key)

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