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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 main problem with Dorothy's submissions to The New Yorker?

2. What was Ernest Hemingway's secret to the craft of writing?

3. What year were Dorothy's parents married?

4. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?

5. What happened as a result of Dorothy meeting Charles MacArthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What piece of work do people remember more than anything else Dorothy had ever written? How did Dorothy feel about the piece?

2. 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?

3. Dorothy's siblings had a profound effect on her and she admired them all in many ways, especially her sister. In what ways did Dorothy look up to Helen? What did this make Dorothy realize about herself?

4. 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?

5. What events happened after Dorothy's separation from Eddie. What caused Dorothy to try to commit suicide?

6. Eddie returned home in August of 1919, but it wasn't what either he or Dorothy expected. What transpired when he returned?

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

8. Why did Dorothy clash so strongly with Hemingway?

9. At the beginning of 1925, Dorothy met Seward Collins, who promptly fell in love with her. He was everything Dorothy needed. She didn't see it but her friends did. What about Seward was everything Dorothy needed according to her friends?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What about Dorothy's involvement in the Communist party stood out? Did Dorothy know everything she needed to know about the groups she involved herself in? Was she fully aware of what the Communist party stood for?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The Alogonquin Round Table members supported and enabled each other through the ups and downs of their lives. How were they essential to one another and their emotional well beings?

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