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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Franklin Pierce Adams marry on May 9th, 1925?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Maggie Swope.
(c) Esther Root.
(d) Edith Sitwell.

2. How old was Dorothy's father when he met her mother?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

3. In 1917, what significant event happened in Dorothy's career?
(a) She was fired.
(b) She was made an editor at Vogue.
(c) She moved from Vogue to Vanity Fair.
(d) She was made an editor at American Magazine.

4. What did Dorothy start calling herself after the court case?
(a) A Republican.
(b) A Democrat.
(c) A Communist.
(d) A Socialist.

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

6. What did Eddie do for a living?
(a) He was a dentist.
(b) He was a stockbroker.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a lawyer.

7. Why didn't the Round Tablers think Dorothy was serious?
(a) Because she told them all about her plans beforehand.
(b) Because she wasn't successful.
(c) Because she left the door open to her room.
(d) Because she ordered dinner first.

8. How many siblings did Dorothy have?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. What year were Dorothy's parents married?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1885.

10. What was Dorothy's play renamed?
(a) "The Mistress."
(b) "The Friend."
(c) "The Forbidden Friendship."
(d) "The Lady Next Door."

11. What was the name of the play Dorothy co-wrote in 1923?
(a) Our Town.
(b) My Life.
(c) Soft Music.
(d) Close Harmony.

12. How many times was "Enough Rope", Dorothy's book of poetry, printed?
(a) Three times.
(b) One time.
(c) Two times.
(d) Four times.

13. Dorothy was introduced to Alvan Barach at a party. What type of medicine does he practice?
(a) Podiatry.
(b) Psychotherapy.
(c) Chiropractic.
(d) Dermatology.

14. Whose court case did Dorothy get involved with that started her interest in being involved in a cause?
(a) Nicola Sacco and Joe Damico.
(b) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
(c) Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Johnny Lazia.
(d) Johnny Lazia and Joe Damico.

15. How did Dorothy make it through the holidays of 1922?
(a) She obsessively contemplated suicide.
(b) She drank so much she wound up in the hospital.
(c) She went to visit her sister.
(d) She went to a seaside resort.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?

2. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?

3. What, during the era of 1922-1923, did Dorothy discover that she found helped her?

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

5. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?

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