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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Toad Time 1948-1955.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dorothy move in the beginning of 1923?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) The Algonquin.
(c) Her sister's house.
(d) Above the Swiss Alps Restaurant.

2. How much did Dorothy sell her first poem for?
(a) $12.
(b) $57.
(c) $10.
(d) $28.

3. What happened across the country in 1933?
(a) Prohibition was repealed.
(b) World War I ended.
(c) The stock market crashed.
(d) Socialist ideas were widespread.

4. What historically significant event happened the same week Dorothy was fired?
(a) Prohibition started.
(b) Women's rights were voted in.
(c) The Great Depression started.
(d) Prohibition ended.

5. Dorothy had enough of the filth of living with roommates and moved where?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) The Volney.
(c) With Kate d'Usseau.
(d) The Algonquin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dorothy had only one requirement of the men who were constantly streaming through her life. What was that requirement?

2. In 1937, what did Dorothy and Alan do?

3. What did Dorothy's grandparents do for work when they moved to Alabama?

4. How many siblings did Dorothy have?

5. When Benchley and Sherwood were hired and joined Dorothy at Vanity Fair, what nickname were the three of them given?

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