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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. Who did Dorothy want to differentiate herself with?
(a) Other writers.
(b) Other Round Tablers.
(c) Other women.
(d) Other socialites.

2. What were the Screen Playwrights able to do in 1938?
(a) Recruit more members.
(b) Disband.
(c) Unionize.
(d) Publicize their cause.

3. What job did Alan scheme to get for Dorothy?
(a) Professor of Written Arts at California State Colelge.
(b) English Professor at University of California.
(c) Professor of Written Arts at University of California.
(d) English Professor at California State College.

4. What did Dorothy and Alan apply for instead of working?
(a) The Screen Writers Guild retirement fund.
(b) The Guild of the Unemployed Screen Writers.
(c) Retirement Fund of the Screen Actors Guild.
(d) Unemployment.

5. Where did Alan take Dorothy on their honeymoon?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alan and Dorothy felt that they couldn't lay down roots in Hollywood. Where did they buy a house to do just that?

2. What cause did Dorothy feel the need to get involved in?

3. To survive, financially, what did Dorthy do?

4. What word described Lillian Hellman very well?

5. What movie earned Dorothy an Academy Award Nomination?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1967, Marcella Cisney proposed to Dorothy the production of "A Dorothy Parker Portfolio", Dorothy gave her full support. How did this production give Dorothy the last say in her life?

2. Dorothy was advised to write a will, though her assets were modest. Who did Dorothy leave her estate to? What all did her estate include?

3. What did Dorothy seek more than anything during the later years of her life?

4. What realizations did Dorothy come to after Benchley's death?

5. What about Dorothy and Alan's reconciliation was significant?

6. Dorothy purchased two dogs while in Europe. What role in Dorothy's life did these dogs fill? Why did she feel she needed canine companionship?

7. What about working in Hollywood did Dorothy find relieving?

8. While traveling to Europe after her dog, Robinson, passed, who did Dorothy connect with? What other event happened while Dorothy and Mary were in transit? Why did she feel a connection to this woman and what did she end up doing that greatly affected Dorthy?

9. What about Dorothy and Alan's relationship changed after Alan went to basic training?

10. Dorothy involved her time and money in several "causes." What causes did she get involved in and what did society think about her involvement?

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