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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 was Alan stationed after being shipped overseas?
(a) Spain.
(b) Paris.
(c) Italy.
(d) London.

2. How old did Dorothy turn in 1933?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

3. What skill did Alan possess that Dorothy did not?
(a) Home making skills.
(b) Fashion sense.
(c) Decorating skills.
(d) Cooking skills.

4. What cause did Dorothy feel the need to get involved in?
(a) The Screen Actors Guild.
(b) The Third Reich's persecution of the Jews.
(c) The Communist Propaganda.
(d) The Third Reich's youth group.

5. Who, of Dorothy's friends, was she most saddened to be distanced from?
(a) Robert Benchley.
(b) Robert Sherwood.
(c) John Garrett.
(d) Lillian Hellman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dorothy and Alan apply for instead of working?

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

3. How many times was Valencia bombed while Dorothy and Alan were in Spain?

4. What award did Dorothy receive in 1958?

5. What were the Screen Playwrights able to do in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What significant event happened to Dorothy's relationship with Robert Benchley in 1937?

6. 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?

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

8. How was Alan Campbell perfectly suited for Dorothy?

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

10. 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?

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