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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Toad Time 1948-1955.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dorothy wrote in Paris, who did she write about and why?
(a) Sherwood for his abscence.
(b) Seward Collins for her newly found adoration of him.
(c) Hemingway for his arrogance.
(d) Benchley for his friendship.

2. What style of writing did Dorothy start to exhibit after 1923?
(a) The Iceberg Theory.
(b) Editorial.
(c) Modern.
(d) Victorian.

3. When did Dorothy's grandparents move to New York City?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1863.

4. What did Dorothy discover about Ernest Hemingway that was startling to her?
(a) He avoided the elite social scene completely.
(b) He didn't enjoy his career as a writer.
(c) He found writing as unpleasant as she did.
(d) He was extremely unpleasant.

5. What was Dorothy's first job?
(a) Playing piano for a dance studio.
(b) Playing piano at a small cafe.
(c) Playing piano for a small, local theater.
(d) Playing piano for an all-womens choir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Conde Nast's memo to the entire publication of Vanity Fair prohibit?

2. Who, of Dorothy's friends, was she most saddened to be distanced from?

3. After Dorothy's play opened, how was Dorothy described?

4. How long did Dorothy's play run the first time?

5. Whose speakeasy did Dorothy and Benchley frequent?

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