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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?
(a) Idol chatter.
(b) The discussion of salaries.
(c) Lunch breaks outside of the building.
(d) Alcohol, before the prohibition started.

3. What was Dorothy's first job?
(a) Playing piano for a small, local theater.
(b) Playing piano for a dance studio.
(c) Playing piano for an all-womens choir.
(d) Playing piano at a small cafe.

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

5. Who did Robert Benchley choose as a roommate when he rented an apartment in the city?
(a) Donald Ogden Stewart.
(b) Robert Sherwood.
(c) George Kaufman.
(d) Charles MacArthur.

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. Who helped Dorothy make up her mind to go live abroad?
(a) Robert Benchley.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

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

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

14. What did the Rothchild's do after Henry's second wife died that was representative of their position in society?
(a) They started hoarding.
(b) They boarded up the windows.
(c) They began to collect dogs.
(d) They moved to the country.

15. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?
(a) Franklin Pierce Adams.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Hal Borland.
(d) Polly Adler.

Short Answer Questions

1. After getting into a quarrel with Charles MacArthur, Dorothy returned to Stamford and tells Deems Taylor she wanted to:

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

3. Dorothy was asked to sit to have her portrait painted. Where was the portrait exhibited?

4. When Dorothy wrote in Paris, who did she write about and why?

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

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