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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Global Disasters 1926.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?
(a) Alcohol, before the prohibition started.
(b) The discussion of salaries.
(c) Idol chatter.
(d) Lunch breaks outside of the building.

2. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?
(a) 25 consecutive weeks.
(b) 43 consecutive weeks.
(c) 12 consecutive weeks.
(d) 20 consecutive weeks.

3. What year was Dorothy born?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1892.

4. What did Dorothy feel obligated to do as part of her job in the editorial department at Vanity Fair?
(a) Hand deliver acceptance letters to the writers.
(b) Reply to each writer personally.
(c) Read each submission personally.
(d) Consult her superior on every submission.

5. What big event did Dorothy consider to be a dream come true?
(a) She wore her first pair of slacks.
(b) She moved in with her sister.
(c) She moved into a boarding house on her own.
(d) She got a job at Vanity Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after Dorothy's book of poems, "Enough Rope", was published?

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

3. Who was Dorothy teamed with professionally that turned into a short, but unsuccessful affair?

4. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

5. After Dorothy's play opened, how was Dorothy described?

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