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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 Menzies' girlfriend promise him?

2. Why does Ruby go to a hotel on New Year's Eve?

3. When did Milton decide to retire?

4. Who takes away Snyder?

5. Why was Boyd not happy with Milton Berber?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dario admit to Kathleen?

2. What is Boyd having difficulty with in 1975?

3. What happens between Craig Menzies and Annika, his girlfriend?

4. What happens under Milton Berber?

5. Who is Winston Cheung according to Chapter 6?

6. What does Kathleen Solson think about Nigel according to Chapter 5?

7. Who is Rich Snyder?

8. What does Ornella tell Kathleen about April 24, 1994?

9. Who does Kathleen run into at a newspaper conference?

10. What does Kathleen do after confronting her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the Ott family and their impact on the newspaper's growth and demise.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the cutthroat industry of journalism and how it is presented in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Jerome and examine the impact of his actions.

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