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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Dorothy make it through the holidays of 1922?

3. How old was Dorothy's father when he met her mother?

4. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?

5. Who was the publication that Harold Ross and Jane Grant created marketed toward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Everyone that was part of the Alogonquin Round Table had something particular in common. What made Dorothy stand out? Who was protected from her uniqueness?

2. Dorothy had a large extended family that played a large part in her demeanor and personality. How did she refer to these people?

3. As the youngest child, Dorothy was faced with the responsibility of caring for her father, Henry, when she returned home from Mrs. Dana's Boarding school. This period lasted for six years, during that time several things happened that caused great harm to Henry, what were those events and what were their effects?

4. What was Dorothy's first impression of Hollywood? How did this shape her work and attitude toward being in California?

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

6. What didn't Dorothy do after her relationship ended with Garrett that she did with her other relationships?

7. 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?

8. The New Yorker survived it's first year of publication for many reasons. What did Dorothy do to contribute to the magazine? Why was this a problem for Dorothy that she doesn't realize?

9. What happened as a result of Dorothy, Benchley and Sherwood going to lunch on a daily basis to the Alogonquin hotel?

10. During 1914, Dorothy found herself on a new path in life with a job and living on her own in a boarding house. She didn't possess the common personality traits that most girls her age possess, how did this help her in getting what she wanted during her new life? What did she do that exemplified those traits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dorothy's friendship with Robert Benchley took on an even stronger stance during 1923 to 1924, what about their friendship was unique? In what ways was their friendship detrimental? In what ways did their friendship have a positive effect on Dorothy's life? What aspects of their friendship were consequential to Benchley's life?

Essay Topic 2

In Dorothy's later years, many people took her in and helped her with the personal and career complications in her life. Many of these people were people Dorothy had only just met or were almost perfect strangers. Why did these people feel the need to keep Dorothy afloat? What did they see in her that she didn't see in herself? How did their involvement in her life effect Dorothy?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of mental state did Dorothy's living conditions after her second split with Alan exemplify? How was this indicative of her overall mental health? Why would a person as intelligent as Dorothy let herself live in such squalor?

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