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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name does Kay drop in order to get in to tour the plant where the union struggle is taking place?
(a) Her school
(b) Cissy
(c) Her mother
(d) The Post

3. Kay is charmed by Phil's ability to penetrate ___________ when they talk with each other.
(a) Hard topics
(b) Lies
(c) Humor
(d) Human nature

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

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

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

7. President Truman's _____________ Emergency Committee is based on Father's suggestion.
(a) Terrorism
(b) Health
(c) War
(d) Famine

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

9. Kay's _________ celebration is more restrained than most, though she meets a good friend there.
(a) Graduation
(b) Birthday
(c) Engagement
(d) Coming out

10. What is the huge country home of the Meyers at Mt. Kisco referred to as?
(a) The farm
(b) The homestead
(c) The beauty
(d) The country

11. Who is the dominant influence in the lives of Phil and Kay, reveling in gossip, arguments, and irreverence?
(a) Frick
(b) Father
(c) Cissy
(d) Frankfurther

12. 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

13. Who do Kay and Phil support in the election year, though her parents do not agree with her?
(a) FDR
(b) LBJ
(c) Nixon
(d) Eisenhower

14. Though her parents oppose the ______________, Kay supports this idea.
(a) New Deal
(b) Stock Exchange
(c) Jewish liberation
(d) Communists

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phil's father want him to help him with instead of doing anything else?

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

3. What is the first name of the woman that Eugene decided to marry two years after meeting her?

4. To where do Agnes and Eugene finally move their children to live?

5. To where does Phil transfer when he finds the Office of Strategic Services too political?

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