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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. Who did Robert Benchley meet while in Paris for the summer of 1925?
2. How many times was "Enough Rope", Dorothy's book of poetry, printed?
3. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?
4. What was Dorothy's first job with MGM?
5. How much did Dorothy sell her first poem for?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Dorothy was 11, she read Vanity Fair and found herself connecting with Becky Sharp, the book's anti-heroine. How did Dorothy's choice of role model effect her life?
2. During the 1920's, Dorothy spent every weekend with Maggie Swope, a wealthy socialite of the area. What about Dorothy made her an everlasting fixture in Maggie's home? What about this time in Dorothy's life was significant?
3. What did Dorothy and the other Round Table members do in the spring of 1922 that was different from their meetings and occasional poker games?
4. What about the Round Tablers did Dr. Barach not approve of? What did Dr. Barach suggest that Dorothy agreed with?
5. Why did Dorothy move to Ring Lardner's home? Why didn't it work out?
6. Dorothy had a large extended family that played a large part in her demeanor and personality. How did she refer to these people?
7. What happened when Dorothy was advised by Dr. Barach to seek sobriety?
8. What piece of work do people remember more than anything else Dorothy had ever written? How did Dorothy feel about the piece?
9. In 1916, Dorothy met Eddie Parker. What happened when Eddie took Dorothy to met his family? What happened after they meet Dorothy?
10. How did Dorothy's new style of writing exemplify her lifestyle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dorothy filled the void in her life with many things, but never kept anything constant in her life besides writing. What, in her life, did Dorothy fill her time and energy with? Why did she try to fill the void? To whom, and what, was she trying to prove?
Essay Topic 2
Despite having a wonderful childhood, how did Dorothy portray her home life? Why did she feel the need to invent a different life? Please give examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Dorothy had an unhealthy attitude toward death, even from childhood. Her many suicide attempts and casual attitude about death proved this. What reason did Dorothy have from her childhood gave her the attitude about mortality that she did?
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