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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Kay battles with a hated __________ teacher about a paper on the position of women in the Middle Ages.
(a) Literature
(b) Anthropology
(c) English
(d) History

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

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

7. Why is the person in #55 not keen on Phil marrying Kay?
(a) Phil is already engaged
(b) Kay is a Jew
(c) Kay is rich
(d) Phil is too foolish

8. What is the name of the journal of the New School for Social Research that Agnes helps to co-found and edit?
(a) The Inner Work
(b) The Tidal
(c) 291
(d) Crimson

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

10. Under which president does Eugene become managing director of the War Finance Corporation?
(a) Richard Nixon
(b) Warren Harding
(c) LBJ
(d) FDR

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

12. Kay keeps tabs on a ________ full of strikebreakers making the rounds of the waterfront.
(a) Factory
(b) House
(c) Boxcar
(d) Room

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

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

15. Who is continuously on call to talk with Phil as he recuperates from his breakdown?
(a) Kay
(b) Flo
(c) Cissy
(d) Eugene

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of school did Kay begin her education as a child?

2. Who do Kay and Phil support in the election year, though her parents do not agree with her?

3. In 1941, _____________ declares the Washington Post a journal of national importance.

4. ____________ can still function when he needs to, through correspondence, memos, and telephone.

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

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