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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The guests at the Bohlens' farewell party have no idea that Kennedy has already seen pictures of ___________.
(a) Cuba's boats
(b) The Mexican Offensive
(c) The new atomic bomb
(d) Soviet missiles in Cuba

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

3. Kay is charmed by Phil's ability to penetrate ___________ when they talk with each other.
(a) Human nature
(b) Humor
(c) Lies
(d) Hard topics

4. Reston and the New York Times detect ___________ in the South but agree to kill the story for the White House.
(a) Cuban infiltration
(b) Civil unrest
(c) Terrorist activities
(d) Troop movements

5. Kay's _________ celebration is more restrained than most, though she meets a good friend there.
(a) Engagement
(b) Coming out
(c) Graduation
(d) Birthday

Short Answer Questions

1. Kay battles with a hated __________ teacher about a paper on the position of women in the Middle Ages.

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

3. Philip Graham is first ________ for Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed and in line for a job with Frankfurter.

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

5. What does Kay write for the first year at her father's newspaper?

(see the answer key)

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