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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under which president does Eugene become managing director of the War Finance Corporation?
(a) LBJ
(b) FDR
(c) Warren Harding
(d) Richard Nixon

2. Kay promises Phil that while she is rich, she is willing to live on _______________.
(a) Nothing
(b) What he earns
(c) Her trust fund
(d) Her daddy's coattails

3. What city does Kay find to be a vibrant, youthful city, swept clean of stodginess?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Chicago
(c) Portland
(d) San Francisco

4. To where do Agnes and Eugene finally move their children to live?
(a) Washington
(b) Virginia
(c) Delaware
(d) Florida

5. Kay battles with a hated __________ teacher about a paper on the position of women in the Middle Ages.
(a) Anthropology
(b) History
(c) English
(d) Literature

Short Answer Questions

1. Kay does not join the ____________ party, choosing to remain the good girl, even though many of her friends have joined.

2. What is the huge country home of the Meyers at Mt. Kisco referred to as?

3. Mother finds the women of Washington intellectually _______ but enjoys their luncheon debates.

4. The truth is that Kay simply longs to be __________________, like the character in Thomas Mann's book.

5. WWI falls conveniently at the time Eugene's __________ calls for him to take up public service.

(see the answer key)

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