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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the traumatic event that happens to Eugene's brother, Edgar?
(a) He is murdered
(b) Commits suicide
(c) Perishes on Titanic
(d) He drowns in his bath tub

2. Which of the sisters suffers the most from parental inattention of all in the family?
(a) Ruth
(b) Kay
(c) Flo
(d) Elizabeth

3. The _______________ raises a furor over Kay working without pay at the Mount Vernon Argus.
(a) Journalist's Society
(b) Red Party
(c) Parents
(d) Newspaper Guild

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

5. What is the nickname of family friend Eleanor Medill Patterson?
(a) Cissy
(b) Tissa
(c) Lovey
(d) Lili

Short Answer Questions

1. Eugene Meyer is a 32-year-old self-made millionaire _________ and art collector.

2. Who learns of the purchase of Eugene's publication, though she learns of it secondhand?

3. What does Eugene know he can count on Agnes to provide for him during their marriage?

4. What is the religious background of Kay's father's side of the family?

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

(see the answer key)

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