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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 did Dorothy do to all the work she created while in Paris?

2. Alan and Dorothy felt that they couldn't lay down roots in Hollywood. Where did they buy a house to do just that?

3. What were the Screen Playwrights able to do in 1938?

4. Where was Alan stationed after being shipped overseas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was so controversial about Dorothy's pregnancy? What was unique about her reaction to her miscarriage?

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

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

4. What did John Garrett do that effected Dorothy in such profound way? How did his actions effect Dorothy?

5. After Dorothy's second miscarriage, how did she cope?

6. 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?

7. Dorothy was happy with Alan, but what about her life wasn't fulfilling?

8. Who was the most successful person to get work out of Dorothy. How did they succeed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dorothy struggled with feeling accepted and cared for by a husband who was most frequently absent. How and where did she seek and receive the attention and affection she wasn't receiving from her husband? How did this effect her marriage and her relationships with those outside of where she found the support she so desired?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In her last days, Dorothy's lifelong friends had either passed away or are only available in times of crisis. How did her so-called friends show their true colors after Dorothy passed away? Provide examples from the book in addition to your own thoughts.

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