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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reveals a frightening frenzy in Phil and almost forces them to call off the wedding?
(a) Women
(b) Drugs
(c) Disappointment
(d) Drinking

2. What does Father want the publication to become under his guidance and time in a leadership position?
(a) Bipartisan
(b) Better looking
(c) Nonpartisan
(d) Partisan

3. At what publication does Father get Kay a job to conceal her ties to the Post?
(a) Los Angeles Times
(b) Chicago Tribune
(c) New York Times
(d) San Francisco News

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?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Martha's Vineyard
(c) Glen Welby
(d) Mt. Kisco

5. Who quickly leaves to go to Harvard and joins Newsweek's European staff?
(a) Ben Bradlee
(b) Kay Graham
(c) Don Wiggins
(d) Cissy Armstrong

Short Answer Questions

1. Kay declares that she will work, but that she will not __________ - the opposite of what many expected her to do.

2. Kay decides to roll bandages for the ____________ as she is bored with typing and shorthand classes.

3. The ____________, unlike Father, cannot subsidize the losses of the paper and are fortunate the CBS radio operation is profitable.

4. Phil orders a trip for the whole family to ___________ before sending Don off to Harvard.

5. What is the nickname of the daughter, Elizabeth, who is born in 1914?

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