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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 trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?
(a) A talent for clever observation.
(b) A talent for making conversation.
(c) A talent for making friends.
(d) A talent for self-entertainment.

2. Who, from "Vanity Fair", did Dorothy choose as a role model?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jemima Pinkerton.
(c) Becky Sharp.
(d) Amelia Sedley.

3. What position at Vogue did Dorothy acquire after some time?
(a) A theater critic.
(b) A special features writer.
(c) An editor.
(d) A restaurant critic.

4. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?
(a) Aleck Woolcott.
(b) Eddie Parker.
(c) Robert Benchley.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

5. What was the nickname of the editor of Vanity Fair Magazine?
(a) "Boss."
(b) He had no nickname.
(c) "Crownie."
(d) "Big Cheese."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?

3. Where did Dorothy's brothers work?

4. When Eddie returned to New York in August of 1919, what did he bring with him?

5. How much did Dorothy sell her first poem for?

(see the answer key)

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