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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The truth is that Kay simply longs to be __________________, like the character in Thomas Mann's book.
(a) Like everyone else
(b) Hidden
(c) Successful
(d) Truly unique

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

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

5. What is the major that Kay eventually declares when she is at college?
(a) Philosophy
(b) English
(c) Journalism
(d) American History

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Kay keeps tabs on a ________ full of strikebreakers making the rounds of the waterfront.

4. Which of the sisters suffers the most from parental inattention of all in the family?

5. At what publication does Father get Kay a job to conceal her ties to the Post?

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