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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bob Elliott invites Kay to be his __________ on two labor confrontations.
(a) Assistant
(b) Wingman
(c) Legman
(d) Eyes in the sky

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

3. What college does Kay first attend, learning to survive by bumping into reality?
(a) Harvard
(b) Smith
(c) Yale
(d) Vassar

4. Who is Kay's attendant at her wedding to Phil at Mt. Kisco?
(a) Agnes
(b) Ruth
(c) Flo
(d) Corrine

5. What is the religious background of Kay's father's side of the family?
(a) Catholic
(b) Protestant
(c) Baptist
(d) Jewish

6. Father finds Kay too __________ for the London School of Economics.
(a) Immature
(b) Quiet
(c) Scattered
(d) Smart

7. Kay does not join the ____________ party, choosing to remain the good girl, even though many of her friends have joined.
(a) Republican
(b) Democratic
(c) Fascist
(d) Communist

8. What name does Kay drop in order to get in to tour the plant where the union struggle is taking place?
(a) Her school
(b) The Post
(c) Her mother
(d) Cissy

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

10. Kay promises Phil that while she is rich, she is willing to live on _______________.
(a) Her daddy's coattails
(b) Nothing
(c) Her trust fund
(d) What he earns

11. ____________ can still function when he needs to, through correspondence, memos, and telephone.
(a) Ben
(b) Phil
(c) Don
(d) Eugene

12. What is the nickname the children have for their initial caretaker?
(a) Maria
(b) Powelly
(c) Madame Powell
(d) Miss Fitch

13. Kay is upset with Phil using the paper to help promote the desegregation of ________________ in Washington.
(a) Swimming pools
(b) Houses
(c) Drinking fountains
(d) Restaurants

14. Who is continuously on call to talk with Phil as he recuperates from his breakdown?
(a) Kay
(b) Cissy
(c) Eugene
(d) Flo

15. What is Phil horrified to find out that Kay wants to become after they are married?
(a) Writer
(b) Doctor
(c) Housewife
(d) Lady who lunches

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family friend from #25 persuade Father to purchase?

2. Polly Wisner hosts a _____________ party in order to bolster the esteem and the recognition of Kay.

3. ___________ is a difficult baby and Kay has to lean on her three-year-old, Lally, for assistance.

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

5. Kay admits to being shyer and less confident, being fearful of _____________.

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