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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Painkillers 1922-1923.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?
(a) Owney Madden.
(b) Tony Soma.
(c) Billy Wilkerson.
(d) Jimmy Walker.

2. How did Dorothy make it through the holidays of 1922?
(a) She obsessively contemplated suicide.
(b) She went to a seaside resort.
(c) She went to visit her sister.
(d) She drank so much she wound up in the hospital.

3. What did Dorothy feel obligated to do as part of her job in the editorial department at Vanity Fair?
(a) Hand deliver acceptance letters to the writers.
(b) Reply to each writer personally.
(c) Read each submission personally.
(d) Consult her superior on every submission.

4. How many siblings did Dorothy have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

5. Who came up with the idea of an exclusive lunch club?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Eddie Parker.
(c) Aleck Woolcott.
(d) Robert Benchley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Dorothy meet at the Algonquin Hotel that she regarded as a mythical figure?

2. Dorothy Rothschild was born into what society?

3. What happened shortly after Dorothy and Eddie got married?

4. What did Eddie do for a living?

5. Where were Dorothy's grandparents from?

(see the answer key)

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