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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. Who is the costly acquisition that is strong and domineering as he goes about cleaning up the organization at the new paper?
(a) Ben Bradlee
(b) Harry Gladstein
(c) John Sweeterman
(d) Estes Kefauver

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

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

4. What kind of man does Eugene sign up to be in Washington, serving on the War Industries Board?
(a) All the answers man
(b) Yes man
(c) Dollar a year man
(d) Congressman

5. What is the job that Truman offers to Father, an offer Father cannot refuse?
(a) Secretary of State
(b) Secretary of Commerce
(c) Personal assistant
(d) President of WorldBank

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Agnes do for two months after the birth of Elizabeth in 1914?

2. Kay's _________ celebration is more restrained than most, though she meets a good friend there.

3. Bob Elliott invites Kay to be his __________ on two labor confrontations.

4. Polly Wisner hosts a _____________ party in order to bolster the esteem and the recognition of Kay.

5. Who do Kay's friends find most intimidating when they are over at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father think about Kay's admission to the London School of Economics?

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

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

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

5. What does Agnes consider to be a part of the contract of marriage in terms of duties?

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

7. Why does Agnes go to Europe for two months after the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth?

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

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

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

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