Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Dorothy discover about Ernest Hemingway that was startling to her?
(a) He avoided the elite social scene completely.
(b) He was extremely unpleasant.
(c) He found writing as unpleasant as she did.
(d) He didn't enjoy his career as a writer.

4. Why did Dorothy return home from Paris?
(a) She missed Seward Collins.
(b) She missed Benchley.
(c) She grew tired of living abroad.
(d) She missed her sister.

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

6. What trait did Dorothy develop despite her loneliness?
(a) A talent for self-entertainment.
(b) A talent for making conversation.
(c) A talent for making friends.
(d) A talent for clever observation.

7. What was the name of the drug Dorothy discovered that gave her a terrific effect when combined with scotch?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Veronal.
(c) Ibuprofin.
(d) Codine.

8. What was Dorothy's form of writing dubbed?
(a) The "Elevated Eyebrow School of Journalism."
(b) The "Elevated Lip School of Journalism."
(c) The "Elevated Foot School of Journalism."
(d) The "Depressed Eyebrow School of Journalism."

9. What was Ernest Hemingway's secret to the craft of writing?
(a) Work when you feel like it.
(b) Work like a dog.
(c) Only work when drunk.
(d) Only work under the influence of elite society.

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

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

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

13. When did Eddie actually leave after threatening several times?
(a) After July 4th, 1922.
(b) Before Memorial Day 1922.
(c) After Labor Day 1922.
(d) Before July 4th, 1922.

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

15. What was the most significant difference in Dorothy's life of that of her friends?
(a) She had no money and they were wealthy.
(b) She spent all her earnings on her residence.
(c) She had to work and they didn't.
(d) She came from a wealthy family and they came from poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article caused Dorothy to have to use a pseudo-name?

2. What was "The Big Blonde" referred to in the literary world?

3. What was the main problem with Dorothy's submissions to The New Yorker?

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

5. When Eddie returned to New York in August of 1919, what did he bring with him?

(see the answer keys)

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