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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eugene know he can count on Agnes to provide for him during their marriage?

2. Kay begins to write the __________ section of the Sunday Post while Phil is busy at work.

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

4. At what school does Agnes attend courses during her marriage to Eugene?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Kay ingratiates herself to several key labor figures during a labor dispute she is covering?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though Kay has millions of dollars in a trust for her, she tries to live on her husband's salary instead, as she said she would do.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay felt it was important to live on her husband's salary?

Part 2: Would you have used the trust money to support yourself were you in Kay's position? Why or why not?

Part 3: What impact do you think wealth can have on a person? Is it better to shun wealth or to accept it? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Kay talks about the various political leaders her husband and she entertain.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay and Phil felt it was important to meet with important political leaders?

Part 2: Do you think that meeting with political leaders might sway the writing of the Post? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you feel about these famous political leaders after reading about them in Kay's book?

Essay Topic 3

In writing a memoir, Kay is faced with the events of her life and realizes she could have handled things much differently than she did.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kay decided to write the memoir in the first place?

Part 2: Do you think that anyone ever lives a life without any regrets? Why or why not?

Part 3: What regrets do you have and how have you managed to deal with the feeling of regret?

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