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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the one department which is not equaled or passed by the Post in relation to the Star?
(a) Politics
(b) Advertising
(c) Editorial
(d) Sports

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

6. ___________ is a difficult baby and Kay has to lean on her three-year-old, Lally, for assistance.
(a) Ruth
(b) Donny
(c) Ron
(d) Joseph

7. What is the religious background of Kay's father's side of the family?
(a) Protestant
(b) Baptist
(c) Jewish
(d) Catholic

8. For how long is Phil in seclusion after his breakdown during his time at the Post?
(a) A summer
(b) A year
(c) A month
(d) A week

9. Philip Graham is first ________ for Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed and in line for a job with Frankfurter.
(a) Clerking
(b) Campaigning
(c) Interning
(d) Advising

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

11. What does Kay write for the first year at her father's newspaper?
(a) Classifieds
(b) Light editorials
(c) Sports articles
(d) Front page news

12. _____________, nearing seventy, is enjoying recognition for his/her diverse and useful work.
(a) Mother
(b) Ruth and Florence
(c) Ernest Graham
(d) Father

13. What city does Kay find to be a vibrant, youthful city, swept clean of stodginess?
(a) Portland
(b) San Francisco
(c) Chicago
(d) Washington D.C.

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

15. What does Kay need during this trying time though she does not know how to admit it?
(a) Help
(b) A divorce
(c) Her mother
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is continuously on call to talk with Phil as he recuperates from his breakdown?

3. Kay begins to write the __________ section of the Sunday Post while Phil is busy at work.

4. Why is the person in #55 not keen on Phil marrying Kay?

5. Phili is also the co-editor of the prestigious ____________ at his university.

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