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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 happened as a result of Dorothy meeting Charles MacArthur?
2. How long did Dorothy's play run the first time?
3. How did Dorothy absolve herself of the bad choices she made with men?
4. What happened to Collins after he and Dorothy ended their relationship?
5. Why did Dorothy fear Eddie's family wouldn't like her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What didn't Dorothy do after her relationship ended with Garrett that she did with her other relationships?
2. How did the deaths of her mother and step-mother effect Dorothy's view of herself and her life?
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. Shortly after Eddie and Dorothy were married, Eddie enlists in the service. How does this effect her?
5. Because she didn't like her step-mother and wasn't satisfied with her life, what did Dorothy do that caused her torment for the rest of her life?
6. 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?
7. Why was Dorothy and Elmer's play considered a love letter to Robert Benchley?
8. Dorothy had a large extended family that played a large part in her demeanor and personality. How did she refer to these people?
9. While living with Deems Taylor, Dorothy ran into Charles MacArthur. The meeting started out well then turned into an argument. What kind of an effect did this argument have on Dorothy?
10. Eddie returned home in August of 1919, but it wasn't what either he or Dorothy expected. What transpired when he returned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dorothy and Alan had a unique relationship. What about Alan was different than the other men that Dorothy dated? What was good about their relationship? What was destructive about their relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Dorothy didn't possess the same personality traits of the women of her era. What was different about her personality? How did this help her stand out in her career?
Essay Topic 3
Dorothy struggled with a lifetime of failed relationships and depression. During the early 1920's she tried to commit suicide. Why didn't her friends think she was capable of going through with the act and why did they assume she tried?
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