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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. WWI falls conveniently at the time Eugene's __________ calls for him to take up public service.
(a) Map of life
(b) Age
(c) Energy
(d) Stocks

2. What college does Kay first attend, learning to survive by bumping into reality?
(a) Harvard
(b) Vassar
(c) Smith
(d) Yale

3. Kay is a part of the press corps who attends _________'s press conference in the Oval Office after Hitler invades Poland.
(a) Eisenhower
(b) FDR
(c) Kennedy
(d) LBJ

4. Mother finds the women of Washington intellectually _______ but enjoys their luncheon debates.
(a) Backward
(b) Reprehensible
(c) Superior
(d) Dull

5. Philip Graham is first ________ for Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed and in line for a job with Frankfurter.
(a) Campaigning
(b) Advising
(c) Interning
(d) Clerking

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man does Eugene sign up to be in Washington, serving on the War Industries Board?

2. What city does Kay find to be a vibrant, youthful city, swept clean of stodginess?

3. Kay's _________ celebration is more restrained than most, though she meets a good friend there.

4. Which of the sisters suffers the most from parental inattention of all in the family?

5. Though her parents oppose the ______________, Kay supports this idea.

(see the answer key)

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