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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kay admits to being shyer and less confident, being fearful of _____________.
(a) Heights
(b) Her husband
(c) Crowds
(d) Boring others

2. What does Kay decline to join as they only invite her reluctantly because of her half-Jewish background?
(a) Sororities
(b) Youth group
(c) French Club
(d) Political organizations

3. What is the place where the Grahams and their families like to spend time relaxing?
(a) Glen Murderos
(b) Glen Allen
(c) Glen Welby
(d) Glen Ellen

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

5. ___________ wants to read all of Kay's copy after she has written it.
(a) Mother
(b) Cissy
(c) Father
(d) Flo

6. Kay decides to roll bandages for the ____________ as she is bored with typing and shorthand classes.
(a) Navy
(b) Army
(c) Postal service
(d) Red Cross

7. Father finds Kay too __________ for the London School of Economics.
(a) Smart
(b) Quiet
(c) Scattered
(d) Immature

8. What is the newspaper that the Post buys in order to help strengthen the company?
(a) New York Times
(b) Chicago Tribune
(c) Times-Herald
(d) New Yorker

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

10. Kay cannot help being a _________ and a guileless tattletale when she is younger.
(a) Willful child
(b) Brat
(c) Goody two shoes
(d) Daddy's little girl

11. The presence of Mattie Jeffres retards Kay's learning of basic _____________ skills.
(a) Domestic
(b) Childcare
(c) Reading
(d) Financial

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

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

14. What is the nickname the children have for their initial caretaker?
(a) Madame Powell
(b) Maria
(c) Miss Fitch
(d) Powelly

15. What is the temporary situation of Agnes' that lasts four years instead of the short time expected?
(a) Agnes moves to Italy
(b) Agnes stays home with her children.
(c) Agnes goes to Washington
(d) Agnes lives with her guru

Short Answer Questions

1. What reveals a frightening frenzy in Phil and almost forces them to call off the wedding?

2. What is one of the rooms in the new house on R street that receives the special attention of Kay?

3. When the costs at the Post are closely ____________, then the Post begins to make more money than the Star.

4. Phil foresees the value of __________ journalism and be looks to buying television markets.

5. Who is the costly acquisition that is strong and domineering as he goes about cleaning up the organization at the new paper?

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