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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. The _______________ raises a furor over Kay working without pay at the Mount Vernon Argus.

2. What is the name of the journal of the New School for Social Research that Agnes helps to co-found and edit?

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

4. Margaret Ellen Powell is hired by the Meyerses in order to raise the ________ children they will eventually have.

5. Father shares concerns about the ___________ threat with Kay.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Philip Graham's father not keen about the idea of Kay and Phil getting married?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of sexism runs rampant in this book, with even Kay's father telling her that no man should be working for his wife when Kay's husband is given the position at the Post as opposed to her.

Part 1: Why do you think Kay's father thought that Phil was up to the task for the job?

Part 2: Do you think Kay would have made a better editor than Phil did? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that men though women were less able to handle the stresses of the newspaper world?

Essay Topic 2

Kay's love life seems to become less and less of a concern once her husband has died and she begins leading the newspaper.

Part 1: Kay notes that she is married to her job once Phil dies. What does this mean?

Part 2: Do you think that Kay even had time for romantic relationships?

Part 3: What might have happened had Kay gotten married again? Would she have been the same sort of wife she was to Phil?

Essay Topic 3

Once Phil commits suicide, Kay's life seems to change drastically. Not only is she a widow, but she is also placed into a position of power.

Part 1: Do you think that Phil's suicide may have been one of the best things to happen to Kay? Why or why not?

Part 2: Had Phil continued on, what might have happened to their marriage and to Kay?

Part 3: Why do you think that Kay instantly dove into the role of the leader of the Post?

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