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

2. Who died in 1945 that was close to Dorothy?
(a) Her brother Bert.
(b) Robert Benchley.
(c) Her sister Helen.
(d) Robert Sherwood.

3. What family did Dorothy visit while in Antibes?
(a) The Oppenheimers.
(b) The Hemingways.
(c) The Fitzgeralds.
(d) The Murpheys.

4. What did Dorothy discover when she was 43?
(a) That her husband was only with her for money.
(b) That she had sibling's she'd never met.
(c) That her mother-in-law didn't like her.
(d) That she was pregnant.

5. When did Dorothy and Alan get married?
(a) July 8, 1934.
(b) June 18, 1934.
(c) June 8, 1934.
(d) June 28, 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second cause Dorothy becomes involved in during 1936?

2. Where was the job with Elitch Gardens located that Alan was offered?

3. How did Dorothy try to commit suicide after she realized how far behind her novel, "Sonnets to a Suicide", is?

4. What movie earned Dorothy an Academy Award Nomination?

5. Why didn't Dorothy want to go to the Yaddo, a 400-acre retreat for artists?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Dorothy and Alan's reason for leaving California?

2. After Dorothy's second miscarriage, how did she cope?

3. What cause did Dorothy focus her efforts on and how?

4. What happened in Dorothy's career that was difficult for her?

5. 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?

6. What events led to the marriage between Dorothy and Alan?

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

8. What was so controversial about Dorothy's pregnancy? What was unique about her reaction to her miscarriage?

9. What brought Dorothy to California for again? How did she feel about going back?

10. While in Europe, Dorothy interviewed Ernest Hemingway after "A Farewell to Arms" was published. During the interview, Hemingway was very restrictive of the questions she was allowed to ask. What did his restrictions cause Dorothy to do? Why did Hemingway make the restrictions?

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