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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the major that Kay eventually declares when she is at college?
(a) English
(b) Journalism
(c) American History
(d) Philosophy

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

3. Who is the dominant influence in the lives of Phil and Kay, reveling in gossip, arguments, and irreverence?
(a) Father
(b) Cissy
(c) Frick
(d) Frankfurther

4. What is the traumatic event that happens to Eugene's brother, Edgar?
(a) He is murdered
(b) Commits suicide
(c) He drowns in his bath tub
(d) Perishes on Titanic

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job that Truman offers to Father, an offer Father cannot refuse?

2. Where do Phil and Kay sail off to for their honeymoon trip after the wedding?

3. What is Phil horrified to find out that Kay wants to become after they are married?

4. What is the name of the journal of the New School for Social Research that Agnes helps to co-found and edit?

5. Kay's _________ celebration is more restrained than most, though she meets a good friend there.

(see the answer key)

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