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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Dorothy move in with for the summer of 1925?
(a) Robert Benchley.
(b) Ring Lardner.
(c) Deems Taylor.
(d) Franklin Pierce Adams.

2. How long was Benchley with Dorothy on her trip to Paris?
(a) For the duration of the journey across the ocean.
(b) Three weeks after they arrived in Paris.
(c) For the duration of her stay.
(d) Just long enough to buy presents for his family and rid himself of pubic lice.

3. When did Dorothy's grandparents move to New York City?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1863.

4. What was Dorothy known for in the Gonk?
(a) Her fashion sense.
(b) Her quick wit, criticism and stories of her husband.
(c) Her fierce determination.
(d) Her serene countenance and ladylike manners.

5. What did Dorothy's grandparents do for work when they moved to Alabama?
(a) They sold used furniture.
(b) They sold upscale and fancy wares.
(c) They made collectibles.
(d) They sold food and groceries.

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

7. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?
(a) She swore off men.
(b) She completely withdrew from the Round Tablers.
(c) She became involved in as many causes as she could.
(d) She swore off alcohol.

8. Why did Eddie encourage Dorothy's habit?
(a) Because it lessened how much she vocalized her distaste for Eddies drinking.
(b) Because he liked having her along.
(c) Because it made him feel less guilty about his bad habits.
(d) Because he liked the attention she created while they were out.

9. Who did Dorothy begin to see after she broke off romantically from Seward?
(a) Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Eddie Parker.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) John Garrett.

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

11. Dorothy was asked to sit to have her portrait painted. Where was the portrait exhibited?
(a) Chicago Art Institute.
(b) The Guggenheim Museum.
(c) Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) The Whitney Museum of American Art.

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

13. What did Dorothy think about her position at Vogue?
(a) She felt indifferent towards the position.
(b) She thought it was a stepping stone.
(c) She loved the position, and didn't ever want to leave.
(d) She thought it was a thankless and tedious job.

14. At what age did Dorothy first read "Vanity Fair?"
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

15. What significant happening occurred when Dorothy was only 5 years old?
(a) Her grandparents came to live with the family.
(b) Her family moved to a different neighborhood.
(c) Her father died.
(d) Her mother died suddenly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dorothy return to New York at the end of the summer of 1925?

2. In the spring of 1922, what did the Round Tablers do?

3. Where were Dorothy's grandparents from?

4. When Henry, Dorothy's father, remarried, what happened to Dorothy and her sister?

5. What kind of effect did Dr. Barach have on Dorothy's relationship with the Round Tablers?

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