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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 the studios give to Dorothy and Alan that suit them perfectly?
2. When her relationship with John McCain ended, how did Dorothy try to kill herself?
3. What cause did Dorothy feel the need to get involved in?
4. Why did most of the writers from the East Coast end up in Hollywood?
5. What did Dorothy discover when she was 43?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did John Garrett do that effected Dorothy in such profound way? How did his actions effect Dorothy?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What cause did Dorothy focus her efforts on and how?
5. What did Dorothy seek more than anything during the later years of her life?
6. What happened in Dorothy's career that was difficult for her?
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 Dorothy and Alan's relationship changed after Alan went to basic training?
9. What was Dorothy and Alan's reason for leaving California?
10. What about Norma Place was strange to Dorothy? How did it make her uncomfortable?
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
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 3
When Dorothy met Dr. Barach, her life took a very significant turn. What change did Dorothy make in her life at the time of meeting with Dr. Barach? How did this effect her career? How did this effect her personal life?
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