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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. What was Dorothy's most common pseudonym?
(a) Constant Listener.
(b) Constant Drinker.
(c) Constant Reader.
(d) Constant Writer.

2. What saved George Kaufman, the writer of the incriminating play, from Dorothy's wrath?
(a) Alan took her on vacation.
(b) The 1600-mile "buffer zone."
(c) Dorothy was shielded from the reviews.
(d) Dorothy was in rehab at the time of its opening.

3. What style of writing did Dorothy start to exhibit after 1923?
(a) Victorian.
(b) The Iceberg Theory.
(c) Modern.
(d) Editorial.

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

5. After getting into a quarrel with Charles MacArthur, Dorothy returned to Stamford and tells Deems Taylor she wanted to:
(a) Quit writing.
(b) Marry MacArthur.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Quit drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship did Dorothy's aunt and uncle ride during 1912?

2. After receiving a telegram from John Garrett, what did Dorothy consider?

3. When did Dorothy and Alan get married?

4. With whom did F.Scott Fitzgerald look to replace his ailing wife with?

5. What was the name of Dorothy's story that she wrote after her suicide attempt of 1926?

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