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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kay does not join the ____________ party, choosing to remain the good girl, even though many of her friends have joined.
(a) Republican
(b) Democratic
(c) Communist
(d) Fascist

2. In 1941, _____________ declares the Washington Post a journal of national importance.
(a) Time
(b) The president
(c) New York Times
(d) Eugene Meyer

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

4. What college does Kay first attend, learning to survive by bumping into reality?
(a) Harvard
(b) Yale
(c) Vassar
(d) Smith

5. What is the name of the journal of the New School for Social Research that Agnes helps to co-found and edit?
(a) 291
(b) The Tidal
(c) Crimson
(d) The Inner Work

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Kay find to be a vibrant, youthful city, swept clean of stodginess?

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

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

4. What is the nickname the children have for their initial caretaker?

5. Kay decides to roll bandages for the ____________ as she is bored with typing and shorthand classes.

(see the answer key)

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