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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what school does Agnes attend courses during her marriage to Eugene?
(a) Yale
(b) Columbia
(c) Vassar
(d) Harvard

2. Eugene Meyer is a 32-year-old self-made millionaire _________ and art collector.
(a) Philanthropist
(b) Boxer
(c) Broker
(d) Oil man

3. The truth is that Kay simply longs to be __________________, like the character in Thomas Mann's book.
(a) Hidden
(b) Successful
(c) Truly unique
(d) Like everyone else

4. What does Agnes do for two months after the birth of Elizabeth in 1914?
(a) Stays at home with her
(b) Travels around Europe
(c) Stays in a mental ward
(d) Runs for office

5. Kay battles with a hated __________ teacher about a paper on the position of women in the Middle Ages.
(a) English
(b) History
(c) Anthropology
(d) Literature

Short Answer Questions

1. To where do Agnes and Eugene finally move their children to live?

2. What is NOT one of the duties that Agnes feels she has to do as a part of her marriage contract?

3. What is the huge country home of the Meyers at Mt. Kisco referred to as?

4. Which of the sisters suffers the most from parental inattention of all in the family?

5. Who learns of the purchase of Eugene's publication, though she learns of it secondhand?

(see the answer key)

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