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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. Philip Graham is first ________ for Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed and in line for a job with Frankfurter.

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

3. What does Phil most enjoy about the military and its boot camp?

4. How many pages has the purchased publication shrunk to when Eugene buys it?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Father take from the hint of family friend and journalist, Eleanor Medill 'Cissy' Patterson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kay seems to suffer from tremendous self esteem issues during the story, causing her to often feel as though she were a duck out of water in social gatherings.

Part 1: Why do you think that Kay didn't have much sense of her own self worth?

Part 2: How might Kay's life have been better had she been instilled with more self esteem?

Part 3: Do you think that Kay finally does realize her value in society by the end of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What's interesting about Eugene is that he too starts off the Post without having much training in the business world, though he is able to turn what he does know into a promising publication.

Part 1: Why do you think Eugene ended up being successful in his work with the newspaper?

Part 2: Do you think you could simply start up a newspaper without having any training or business experience? Why or why not?

Part 3: What are the advantages to starting a business that you know nothing of?

Essay Topic 3

One of the things that is so stunning about Kay's background is that she didn't have much parental support when she was growing up. Though she did have both parents, they were frequently away or unavailable.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay's parents were not aware that their children needed more attention?

Part 2: How might Kay's life have changed had she had more parental interaction and support?

Part 3: Do you think Kay's parents were good parents or not? Why?

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