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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. When Henry, Dorothy's father, remarried, what happened to Dorothy and her sister?
(a) They were sent to a work camp.
(b) They were sent to a parochial school.
(c) They were sent to boarding school.
(d) They were sent to an orphanage.

2. What significant happening occurred when Dorothy was only 5 years old?
(a) Her father died.
(b) Her grandparents came to live with the family.
(c) Her family moved to a different neighborhood.
(d) Her mother died suddenly.

3. What, during the era of 1922-1923, did Dorothy discover that she found helped her?
(a) Vacations.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

4. Why did Dorothy fear Eddie's family wouldn't like her?
(a) Because she had such a strong personality.
(b) Because she had a loose tounge.
(c) Because she was Jewish.
(d) Because she had no mother.

5. When was the first issue of The New Yorker published?
(a) January 21, 1925.
(b) March 1, 1925.
(c) February 14, 1925.
(d) February 21, 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article caused Dorothy to have to use a pseudo-name?

2. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?

3. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?

4. What was the nickname of the editor of Vanity Fair Magazine?

5. What did "Crownie" speak to Dorothy about the day before Christmas in 1919?

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