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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. _____________, nearing seventy, is enjoying recognition for his/her diverse and useful work.

2. Under which president does Eugene become managing director of the War Finance Corporation?

3. What does the family friend from #25 persuade Father to purchase?

4. Kay promises Phil that while she is rich, she is willing to live on _______________.

5. What does Phil most enjoy about the military and its boot camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Kay's education begin as she is growing up as a part of the Meyer family?

3. Why does Phil denounce the efforts of the Teamsters to unionize the Post's circulation?

4. What does Kay do with her time when Phil is off at court?

5. How is Father's crusade to improve the Washington Post aided during his leadership of the paper?

6. Whom do Eugene and Agnes hire during the course of their around-the-world honeymoon?

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

8. What does Kay think it is wiser for her to do since she is the daughter of a publisher?

9. What do the Grahams do as they must cooperate on labor relations at their papers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though Kay has millions of dollars in a trust for her, she tries to live on her husband's salary instead, as she said she would do.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay felt it was important to live on her husband's salary?

Part 2: Would you have used the trust money to support yourself were you in Kay's position? Why or why not?

Part 3: What impact do you think wealth can have on a person? Is it better to shun wealth or to accept it? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Kay says this many a time - she was dependent on her husband for everything, though she seems to consciously make this choice to be dependent.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kay was so dependent on her husband?

Part 2: Do you think you will be just as dependent on your future partner? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that Kay stood by his side, even during his affair with another woman?

Essay Topic 3

While there is rampant sexism in the times of the book, Kay's mother seems to carve out her own path, regardless of any boundaries before her.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kay's mother was able to have such an enriching and varied life?

Part 2: Why do you think that Agnes' passion for life and learning couldn't have been incorporated into how she raised her children?

Part 3: What does this say about Kay's mother that she focused more on the outside world than on her family?

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