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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what publication does Father get Kay a job to conceal her ties to the Post?
(a) New York Times
(b) Los Angeles Times
(c) Chicago Tribune
(d) San Francisco News

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

3. To what school does Kay transfer after not going to the London School of Economics?
(a) Smith College
(b) Boston University
(c) University of Maryland
(d) University of Chicago

4. How many pages has the purchased publication shrunk to when Eugene buys it?
(a) 50
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 100

5. Where do the Grahams fly to finalize the formation of the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Boston
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Washington DC

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phil horrified to find out that Kay wants to become after they are married?

2. What is the publication that Phil decides to buy to help strengthen the Post company?

3. Kay declares that she will work, but that she will not __________ - the opposite of what many expected her to do.

4. Kay is told it will take her __________ years to win the people's hearts from the Vietcong.

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

(see the answer key)

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