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

2. In 1917, what significant event happened in Dorothy's career?
(a) She was made an editor at Vogue.
(b) She moved from Vogue to Vanity Fair.
(c) She was made an editor at American Magazine.
(d) She was fired.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Dorothy's form of writing dubbed?

3. What was Dorothy's play renamed?

4. What did Dorothy discover about Ernest Hemingway that was startling to her?

5. Why did Dorothy return to New York at the end of the summer of 1925?

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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