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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 the job with Elitch Gardens located that Alan was offered?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Denver.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. Who inspired Dorothy to pick up her fiction writing again?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Robert Benchley.
(c) Alan Campbell.
(d) Sheilah Graham.

3. After her trip to Mexico, where did Dorothy return?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

4. In 1967 Marcella Cisney asked Dorothy's permission to do what?
(a) Produce A Dorothy Parker Portfolio.
(b) Produce A Dorothy Parker Memoir.
(c) Produce A Dorothy Parker Autobiography.
(d) Produce Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This?

5. How old was Dorothy when she took the teaching job?
(a) Over 70.
(b) Almost 70.
(c) Almost 75.
(d) Almost 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what group did Dorothy get elected to the board of in 1938?

2. Who, of Dorothy's friends, was she most saddened to be distanced from?

3. After receiving a telegram from John Garrett, what did Dorothy consider?

4. What project was started, but was never finished?

5. What job did Alan scheme to get for Dorothy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How was Alan Campbell perfectly suited for Dorothy?

(see the answer keys)

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