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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mother finds the women of Washington intellectually _______ but enjoys their luncheon debates.
(a) Dull
(b) Backward
(c) Superior
(d) Reprehensible

2. WWI falls conveniently at the time Eugene's __________ calls for him to take up public service.
(a) Age
(b) Map of life
(c) Energy
(d) Stocks

3. What does Phil most enjoy about the military and its boot camp?
(a) Camaraderie
(b) Ineptitude
(c) Sadism
(d) Foul language

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job that Truman offers to Father, an offer Father cannot refuse?

2. What position does Phil take in order to learn the newspaper business at the top?

3. Who is Kay's attendant at her wedding to Phil at Mt. Kisco?

4. For how long is Phil in seclusion after his breakdown during his time at the Post?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kay not agree with Phil's choice to back Bradlee's crusade to desegregate swimming pools in Washington?

2. Phil receives treatment from Dr. Farber during his time after the breakdown. What kind of psychology does Farber ascribe to?

3. What does Time declare about the Washington Post in 1941 as its circulation begins to grow?

4. Where does Kay's education begin as she is growing up as a part of the Meyer family?

5. What does Kay do with her time when Phil is off at court?

6. What is the offer that Kay accepts from the Washington Post as she continues to keep company with her father?

7. Why is it easy for Kay to hide Phil's true condition from her parents?

8. What is Kay surprised about when she drives to Florida to see Phil's family?

9. What does Mother think of the women that she meets when she is living in Washington with Eugene?

10. Why can't the Washington Post attract any high quality staff to write for the paper?

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