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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. Kay cannot help being a _________ and a guileless tattletale when she is younger.

2. Polly Wisner hosts a _____________ party in order to bolster the esteem and the recognition of Kay.

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

4. Kay begins to write the __________ section of the Sunday Post while Phil is busy at work.

5. What is the nickname of the daughter, Elizabeth, who is born in 1914?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't the Washington Post attract any high quality staff to write for the paper?

2. What is Kay surprised about when she drives to Florida to see Phil's family?

3. What kind of man is John Sweeterman, who is brought in as a Post business manager?

4. What does Father take from the hint of family friend and journalist, Eleanor Medill 'Cissy' Patterson?

5. How does Kay avoid academic probation after battling with a hated history teacher?

6. Kay states in her book that Agnes did not fall in love with Eugene instantly. What was she attracted to in him?

7. What is Philip Graham doing when Kay Meyer first meets him in Washington?

8. What frustrates Kay when she is staying in the town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as Phil is sent to Boot Camp?

9. What is the offer that Kay accepts from the Washington Post as she continues to keep company with her father?

10. Where do the Meyers spend their summers after spending their winters in Washington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kay seems to suffer from tremendous self esteem issues during the story, causing her to often feel as though she were a duck out of water in social gatherings.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kay didn't have much sense of her own self worth?

Part 2: How might Kay's life have been better had she been instilled with more self esteem?

Part 3: Do you think that Kay finally does realize her value in society by the end of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of sexism runs rampant in this book, with even Kay's father telling her that no man should be working for his wife when Kay's husband is given the position at the Post as opposed to her.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay's father thought that Phil was up to the task for the job?

Part 2: Do you think Kay would have made a better editor than Phil did? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that men though women were less able to handle the stresses of the newspaper world?

Essay Topic 3

Kay needed to learn the publishing business quickly after the death of her husband, but her husband did much of his learning as well through experience.

Part 1: Do you think that Kay was the right person for the job of running the Post? Why or why not?

Part 2: Who do you think might also have made a good Post editor after the time of Phil's death?

Part 3: Why do you think that Phil and Kay were both able to get into leadership positions, though they had little training?

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