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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. Why did Dorothy return to New York at the end of the summer of 1925?
(a) Deems Taylor's wife returned home from vacation.
(b) She was kicked out of her temporary home for inappropriate conduct.
(c) She was given an offer she couldn't refuse.
(d) Robert Benchley's health took a turn for the worse.

2. Why did Dorothy fear Eddie's family wouldn't like her?
(a) Because she had no mother.
(b) Because she had a loose tounge.
(c) Because she was Jewish.
(d) Because she had such a strong personality.

3. Where did Dorothy's brothers work?
(a) The local deli.
(b) A wholesale garment house.
(c) A wholesale furniture dealer.
(d) A local furniture dealer.

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

5. Who showered Dorothy with attention when she returned to New York?
(a) The producers at Fox.
(b) The producers at MGM.
(c) The founders of the Viking Press.
(d) The editors at Vanity Fair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many siblings did Dorothy have?

3. What, during the era of 1922-1923, did Dorothy discover that she found helped her?

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

5. What was Dorothy's first job with MGM?

Short Essay Questions

1. Due to failing health, Robert Benchley was advised to either quit commuting to work and slow down or rent an apartment in the city. Benchley chose to get an apartment in the city and take a roommate. What changed about Benchley's life were significant? How did Dorothy feel about this new phase in Benchley's life?

2. What trait did Dorothy discover and master during 1924 that was a result of her time with Maggie Swope?

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

4. What did Dorothy and the other Round Table members do in the spring of 1922 that was different from their meetings and occasional poker games?

5. What events happened after Dorothy's separation from Eddie. What caused Dorothy to try to commit suicide?

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

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. As the youngest child, Dorothy was faced with the responsibility of caring for her father, Henry, when she returned home from Mrs. Dana's Boarding school. This period lasted for six years, during that time several things happened that caused great harm to Henry, what were those events and what were their effects?

9. Dorothy's siblings had a profound effect on her and she admired them all in many ways, especially her sister. In what ways did Dorothy look up to Helen? What did this make Dorothy realize about herself?

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

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