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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reveals a frightening frenzy in Phil and almost forces them to call off the wedding?
(a) Drinking
(b) Disappointment
(c) Drugs
(d) Women

2. Bob Elliott invites Kay to be his __________ on two labor confrontations.
(a) Legman
(b) Eyes in the sky
(c) Wingman
(d) Assistant

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

4. Dr. Farber is treating Phil, but whose psychology does this therapist use in dealing with patients?
(a) Rollo May
(b) Sigmund Freud
(c) Carl Jung
(d) Paulo Coehlo

5. Who learns of the purchase of Eugene's publication, though she learns of it secondhand?
(a) Flo
(b) Agnes
(c) Kay
(d) Ruth

6. What does Agnes do for two months after the birth of Elizabeth in 1914?
(a) Travels around Europe
(b) Runs for office
(c) Stays in a mental ward
(d) Stays at home with her

7. At what school does Agnes attend courses during her marriage to Eugene?
(a) Yale
(b) Harvard
(c) Columbia
(d) Vassar

8. The _______________ raises a furor over Kay working without pay at the Mount Vernon Argus.
(a) Parents
(b) Red Party
(c) Journalist's Society
(d) Newspaper Guild

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

10. Where do Phil and Kay sail off to for their honeymoon trip after the wedding?
(a) No where
(b) Hawaii
(c) Cuba
(d) Bermuda

11. Kay begins to write the __________ section of the Sunday Post while Phil is busy at work.
(a) Brains
(b) Entertainment
(c) Society
(d) Sports

12. Father decides that he will apply his business sense to the publication as he has no experience in ___________.
(a) Design
(b) Journalism
(c) Marketing
(d) Finances

13. What is the job that Truman offers to Father, an offer Father cannot refuse?
(a) Secretary of Commerce
(b) Personal assistant
(c) Secretary of State
(d) President of WorldBank

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ is a difficult baby and Kay has to lean on her three-year-old, Lally, for assistance.

2. Kay promises Phil that while she is rich, she is willing to live on _______________.

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

4. The ____________, unlike Father, cannot subsidize the losses of the paper and are fortunate the CBS radio operation is profitable.

5. Kay does not join the ____________ party, choosing to remain the good girl, even though many of her friends have joined.

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