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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 _________ staff at the Washington Post continues to work as usual during the upheaval.

2. Who invests heavily in Post stock and puts the Post on the same level of excellence as Disney?

3. The break in at the _____________ National Headquarters is first dismissed as a third rate burglary.

4. Where does Phil request to go for his weekend break, even though doctors are concerned and Kay would have been had she seen the suicidal writings of Phil?

5. After a year of widowhood, Kay's _______ grows more bearable to her, but the paper is still difficult.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens as the result of Kay being conditioned to deal only with important people?

3. What does Simmons unload in order to begin to help the Washington Post be as profitable as possible?

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

5. What does Phil do in order to pay for the purchase of the news magazine for business people?

6. What is the line that Phil uses in his speeches that is still quoted to this day?

7. What happens when there are union negotiations taking place at the Post?

8. What does Bradlee do in order to help improve the Post staff in his new position?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Politics seem to play a central role in much of the book and for much of Kay's life, even delaying her wedding ceremony for a short while.

Part 1: Why do you think politics is such an important topic to those in Kay's family?

Part 2: How do you feel about the role of politics in your life? Does it play a large or small role?

Part 3: Do you think that politics should be a greater topic of conversation in this society? Why or why not?

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

When Phil finally has his breakdown, though it's not something that would be entirely shocking to those who knew him, the breakdown is covered up as much as possible.

Part 1: Why do you think Phil's family thought it would be a good idea to hide Phil's condition from the public?

Part 2: Do you think the society of the time was comfortable with the idea of mental illness? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might the perception of the Post and of Phil have changed if his illness were public knowledge?

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