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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, Ham and Cheese, Hold the Mayo 1961-1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the studios give to Dorothy and Alan that suit them perfectly?
(a) Scripts that required no work.
(b) Scripts that no one else could make work.
(c) Scripts that were doomed to fail.
(d) Scripts that were considered inappropriate.

3. Why did Dorothy like her new home?
(a) Because she had a maid.
(b) Because she always had hot water and someone to pick up after her.
(c) Because she had no domestic responsibilites.
(d) Because she had access to every speakeasy in the neighborhood.

4. What was the house called that Alan and Dorothy purchase?
(a) Meadow House.
(b) Fox House.
(c) Revolutionary House.
(d) River House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dorothy feel obligated to do as part of her job in the editorial department at Vanity Fair?

2. Who fulfilled Dorothy's maternal need?

3. What was the name of the drug Dorothy discovered that gave her a terrific effect when combined with scotch?

4. What year were Dorothy's parents married?

5. Why did most of the writers from the East Coast end up in Hollywood?

(see the answer key)

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