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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dorothy start calling herself after the court case?

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

3. What was the most significant difference in Dorothy's life of that of her friends?

4. Who was Dorothy teamed with professionally that turned into a short, but unsuccessful affair?

5. What year were Dorothy's parents married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Because she didn't like her step-mother and wasn't satisfied with her life, what did Dorothy do that caused her torment for the rest of her life?

2. How did the deaths of her mother and step-mother effect Dorothy's view of herself and her life?

3. When Dorothy was 11, she read Vanity Fair and found herself connecting with Becky Sharp, the book's anti-heroine. How did Dorothy's choice of role model effect her life?

4. What piece of work do people remember more than anything else Dorothy had ever written? How did Dorothy feel about the piece?

5. Dorothy had a large extended family that played a large part in her demeanor and personality. How did she refer to these people?

6. Dorothy and her sister, Helen, were sent to a parochial school during their father's marriage to their step-mother. For what reasons was it a trying time for Dorothy?

7. During the 1920's, Dorothy spent every weekend with Maggie Swope, a wealthy socialite of the area. What about Dorothy made her an everlasting fixture in Maggie's home? What about this time in Dorothy's life was significant?

8. Shortly after Eddie and Dorothy were married, Eddie enlists in the service. How does this effect her?

9. What didn't Dorothy do after her relationship ended with Garrett that she did with her other relationships?

10. Everyone that was part of the Alogonquin Round Table had something particular in common. What made Dorothy stand out? Who was protected from her uniqueness?

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