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

2. 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 mother died suddenly.
(d) Her father died.

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

4. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?
(a) 12 consecutive weeks.
(b) 25 consecutive weeks.
(c) 20 consecutive weeks.
(d) 43 consecutive weeks.

5. What was the name of the play Dorothy co-wrote in 1923?
(a) Close Harmony.
(b) Our Town.
(c) Soft Music.
(d) My Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Dorothy unable to be satisfied with herself?

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

3. What did the editor think of Dorothy's request for a job at Vanity Fair magazine?

4. What position at Vogue did Dorothy acquire after some time?

5. What was Dorothy's play renamed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What writing style did Dorothy use to attract a broader audience?

2. In 1928, Dorothy filed for divorce from Eddie. What was significant about their divorce that was different from the endings of Dorothy's other relationships?

3. Why was Dorothy and Elmer's play considered a love letter to Robert Benchley?

4. At the beginning of 1925, Dorothy met Seward Collins, who promptly fell in love with her. He was everything Dorothy needed. She didn't see it but her friends did. What about Seward was everything Dorothy needed according to her friends?

5. In 1916, Dorothy met Eddie Parker. What happened when Eddie took Dorothy to met his family? What happened after they meet Dorothy?

6. How did Dorothy's new style of writing exemplify her lifestyle?

7. 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?

8. During 1914, Dorothy found herself on a new path in life with a job and living on her own in a boarding house. She didn't possess the common personality traits that most girls her age possess, how did this help her in getting what she wanted during her new life? What did she do that exemplified those traits?

9. What did Dorothy involve herself in that radicalized her?

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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