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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. Who is Menzies' girlfriend?

2. What does Menzies' girlfriend show him that made him angry?

3. Who takes away Snyder?

4. What does Kathleen do before visiting Dario at his office?

5. When did Boyd hire Milton Berber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the newsroom become chaotic?

2. Who does Dario tell Kathleen about?

3. What is Boyd having difficulty with in 1975?

4. What does Kathleen do after confronting her husband?

5. Why is Cheung almost in trouble?

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

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

8. Who does Ornella visit at the newspaper?

9. Who is Ruby Zaga according to Chapter 7?

10. Who does Cheung turn to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the conflict between Clint Oakley and Arthur Gopal.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character Kathleen Solson and discuss her relationship with Dario de Monterecchi.

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