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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. Where was Alan stationed after being shipped overseas?
2. Who did Dorothy meet at the National Institute of Arts and Letters banquet?
3. Alan and Dorothy felt that they couldn't lay down roots in Hollywood. Where did they buy a house to do just that?
4. What was considered risque behavior that Dorothy and Alan participated in?
5. In 1967 Marcella Cisney asked Dorothy's permission to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What about Dorothy and Alan's relationship changed after Alan went to basic training?
2. 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?
3. Dorothy involved her time and money in several "causes." What causes did she get involved in and what did society think about her involvement?
4. What significant event happened to Dorothy's relationship with Robert Benchley in 1937?
5. While in Europe, Dorothy interviewed Ernest Hemingway after "A Farewell to Arms" was published. During the interview, Hemingway was very restrictive of the questions she was allowed to ask. What did his restrictions cause Dorothy to do? Why did Hemingway make the restrictions?
6. What did Dorothy seek more than anything during the later years of her life?
7. What happened in Dorothy's career that was difficult for her?
8. What about Dorothy and Alan's reconciliation was significant?
9. What events led to the marriage between Dorothy and Alan?
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 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?
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
Dorothy's novella, Big Blonde, was reportedly the best piece she ever wrote. It not only was the most autobiographical work that Dorothy ever wrote but its publication and the writing process was different for her. What about the novella was a turning point in her personal life and her career?
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