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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 lawyer.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a dentist.
(d) He was a stockbroker.

2. Where was Eddie reassigned to for the service?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

3. What position at Vogue did Dorothy acquire after some time?
(a) An editor.
(b) A special features writer.
(c) A restaurant critic.
(d) A theater critic.

4. What was Dorothy's first job with MGM?
(a) To write dialogue for Dynamite.
(b) To write dialogue for Five O'clock Girl.
(c) To write dialogue for Too Much Rope.
(d) To write dialogue for Madam X.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "The Big Blonde" referred to in the literary world?

2. What department was Dorothy working in at Vogue at the beginning of 1915?

3. What did Benchley declare about California that Dorothy agreed with?

4. How long did Dorothy's play run after it was renamed and moved to the Midwest?

5. What happened shortly after Dorothy and Eddie got married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Dorothy was advised by Dr. Barach to seek sobriety?

2. What about the Round Tablers did Dr. Barach not approve of? What did Dr. Barach suggest that Dorothy agreed with?

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

4. Eddie returned home in August of 1919, but it wasn't what either he or Dorothy expected. What transpired when he returned?

5. The New Yorker survived it's first year of publication for many reasons. What did Dorothy do to contribute to the magazine? Why was this a problem for Dorothy that she doesn't realize?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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