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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phil foresees the value of __________ journalism and be looks to buying television markets.
(a) On demand
(b) Live
(c) Non-print
(d) Print

2. When the costs at the Post are closely ____________, then the Post begins to make more money than the Star.
(a) Enjoyed
(b) Calculated
(c) Controlled
(d) Ignored

3. Kay promises Phil that while she is rich, she is willing to live on _______________.
(a) Her trust fund
(b) What he earns
(c) Nothing
(d) Her daddy's coattails

4. The ____________, unlike Father, cannot subsidize the losses of the paper and are fortunate the CBS radio operation is profitable.
(a) McCarthys
(b) Bradlees
(c) Meyers
(d) Grahams

5. What does the family friend from #25 persuade Father to purchase?
(a) The Washington Post
(b) Time Magazine
(c) People Magazine
(d) Time-Herald

6. What is one of the rooms in the new house on R street that receives the special attention of Kay?
(a) Pantry
(b) Kitchen
(c) Living room
(d) Library

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

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

9. To where do Agnes and Eugene finally move their children to live?
(a) Virginia
(b) Washington
(c) Florida
(d) Delaware

10. To where does Phil transfer when he finds the Office of Strategic Services too political?
(a) Air corps
(b) Peace Corps
(c) Marines
(d) Navy

11. What is Phil horrified to find out that Kay wants to become after they are married?
(a) Writer
(b) Lady who lunches
(c) Housewife
(d) Doctor

12. Kay takes a great part in ______________ when not attending to Phil and to his recovery.
(a) The work of her mother
(b) Social causes
(c) Her father's care
(d) The newspaper

13. Who is Kay's attendant at her wedding to Phil at Mt. Kisco?
(a) Agnes
(b) Ruth
(c) Flo
(d) Corrine

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

15. Frankfurter approves of Phil and Kay, but ___________ is not keen about the arrangement.
(a) Mary Graham
(b) Eugene Meyer
(c) Agnes Meyer
(d) Ernest Graham

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Kay's friends find most intimidating when they are over at her house?

2. Father finds Kay too __________ for the London School of Economics.

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

4. How many pages has the purchased publication shrunk to when Eugene buys it?

5. Where do Phil and Kay sail off to for their honeymoon trip after the wedding?

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