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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. It comes out that Nixon has a _____________ about which he has apparently forgotten.

2. Phil orders a trip for the whole family to ___________ before sending Don off to Harvard.

3. Kay declares that she will work, but that she will not __________ - the opposite of what many expected her to do.

4. Kay is told it will take her __________ years to win the people's hearts from the Vietcong.

5. Who takes Phil out of his/her will once his affair is brought to light?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the world's reaction to Watergate during this time, as it's only just begun to unfold?

2. What does Buffet suggest that Kay do with the undervalued stock?

3. Why do the Grahams fly to Los Angeles in early 1962 at the start of this chapter?

4. What does Pearson keep Kay from doing during the situation with Phil?

5. What does Roger Parkinson suggest when the pressmen strike and attack?

6. How does Kay feel that some of her feelings of inferiority have been bred into her generation of women?

7. What is the purpose of the cruise that Mother takes Kay on during this part of Kay's memoir?

8. What are some of the policies that Kay implements in order to take on the idea of sexism in society?

9. What does Henry Kissinger want to discuss when he sits down for a lunch with Kay?

10. How does the Post already regard Richard Nixon as told from the point of view of Kay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gender roles taken on by Kay and Phil in their marriage are clear, even if they are not the general rule in today's society.

Part 1: What gender-specific roles did Kay and Phil take on in their marriage?

Part 2: What might have happened had Kay been the one who took the leadership position at the Post instead of Phil?

Part 3: Why do you think that Kay, in all of her women's rights actions later, was satisfied with just being a stay at home mom?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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