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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. How did Day’s father feel about the radical movement?

2. When Day was in prison, what did she say really kept her from being free?

3. How long did Day work at the hospital?

4. How did Day feel about confession?

5. How did Day feel about God in her youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Day read The Jungle?

2. What was Day imprisoned for?

3. What did Day write about mostly when she first moved to New York?

4. How did Day say she viewed this book at the beginning?

5. How did Day’s father show his intolerance?

6. What was The Masses?

7. Who was Trotsky, and how did Day meet him?

8. What did Day do the first time she visited the White House?

9. What caused Day’s mother to have to take on more work at home?

10. How did Day feel when she first read the Bible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father Roy gave Day some very important counsel. What was this advice, and how did it change Day’s life and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Day’s father tried hard to protect his family from what he saw wrong in the world. How did he go about this, and what affect did this have on Day?

Essay Topic 3

Day spoke of regrets she had about her life despite how happy she was. What were these regrets, and how did she respond to them?

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