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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. How old was Dorothy when she took the teaching job?

2. What group did Dorothy co-found in 1936?

3. Who did Dorothy meet at the National Institute of Arts and Letters banquet?

4. What did Alan do the day he passed away?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Dorothy seek more than anything during the later years of her life?

3. Dorothy was advised to write a will, though her assets were modest. Who did Dorothy leave her estate to? What all did her estate include?

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

7. Dorothy involved her time and money in several "causes." What causes did she get involved in and what did society think about her involvement?

8. What about Norma Place was strange to Dorothy? How did it make her uncomfortable?

9. 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?

10. Dorothy purchased two dogs while in Europe. What role in Dorothy's life did these dogs fill? Why did she feel she needed canine companionship?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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