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

2. After Dorothy's play opened, how was Dorothy described?
(a) "New York's Biggest Joke."
(b) "New York's Sharpest Tounge."
(c) "New York's Brightest Star."
(d) "New York's Brightest Girl."

3. Where did Dorothy go when she stopped going to school?
(a) To a boarding house.
(b) To a halfway house.
(c) To live with her sister.
(d) To live with her father.

4. When Dorothy wrote in Paris, who did she write about and why?
(a) Benchley for his friendship.
(b) Seward Collins for her newly found adoration of him.
(c) Sherwood for his abscence.
(d) Hemingway for his arrogance.

5. When Benchley and Sherwood were hired and joined Dorothy at Vanity Fair, what nickname were the three of them given?
(a) The Three Musketeers.
(b) The Cub Lions.
(c) The Three Blind Mice.
(d) The Jokers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dorothy like her new home?

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

3. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?

4. Why didn't the Round Tablers think Dorothy was serious?

5. Who did Robert Benchley meet while in Paris for the summer of 1925?

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