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

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

3. In 1941, _____________ declares the Washington Post a journal of national importance.
(a) Time
(b) Eugene Meyer
(c) The president
(d) New York Times

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

5. What is the major that Kay eventually declares when she is at college?
(a) English
(b) Journalism
(c) American History
(d) Philosophy

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the religious background of Kay's father's side of the family?

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

3. What is the place where the Grahams and their families like to spend time relaxing?

4. _____________, nearing seventy, is enjoying recognition for his/her diverse and useful work.

5. To what school does Kay transfer after not going to the London School of Economics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Philip Graham doing when Kay Meyer first meets him in Washington?

2. What does Kay think it is wiser for her to do since she is the daughter of a publisher?

3. What do Mother and Phil lock heads over during the years at Glen Welby, where life seems right?

4. What kind of man is John Sweeterman, who is brought in as a Post business manager?

5. Why does Phil denounce the efforts of the Teamsters to unionize the Post's circulation?

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

7. Whom do Eugene and Agnes hire during the course of their around-the-world honeymoon?

8. Where do the Meyers spend their summers after spending their winters in Washington?

9. What does Father arrange for Kay when she goes to San Francisco to meet with family?

10. What is the state of the Washington Post when Father decides to buy it to rejuvenate it?

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