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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Dorothy's story that she wrote after her suicide attempt of 1926?
(a) Resume.
(b) The White Light.
(c) The Last Pill.
(d) The Last Drop.

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

3. When Dorothy wrote in Paris, who did she write about and why?
(a) Sherwood for his abscence.
(b) Hemingway for his arrogance.
(c) Seward Collins for her newly found adoration of him.
(d) Benchley for his friendship.

4. When Henry, Dorothy's father, remarried, what happened to Dorothy and her sister?
(a) They were sent to an orphanage.
(b) They were sent to a parochial school.
(c) They were sent to a work camp.
(d) They were sent to boarding school.

5. What department was Dorothy working in at Vogue at the beginning of 1915?
(a) The copy department.
(b) The review department.
(c) The mail room.
(d) The editorial department.

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

7. What did "Crownie" speak to Dorothy about the day before Christmas in 1919?
(a) That her language needed to improve in the office.
(b) That the quality of her work was improving with each project she worked on.
(c) The quality of her work and that she wouldn't be receiving a raise.
(d) That her work ethic needed to improve.

8. What did Benchley declare about California that Dorothy agreed with?
(a) That he hated the weather.
(b) That he hated the beach.
(c) That he hated Californians.
(d) That he hated Hollywood.

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

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

11. What year was Dorothy born?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1890.

12. Who was the publication that Harold Ross and Jane Grant created marketed toward?
(a) The single young lady.
(b) The urban housewife.
(c) The suburban housewife.
(d) The sophisticated metropolitain.

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

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

15. How many children did Dorothy's grandparents have?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came up with the name of the lunch club?

2. Where did Dorothy go when she stopped going to school?

3. How long did Dorothy's play run the first time?

4. What happened shortly after Dorothy and Eddie got married?

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

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