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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 long was Peter left catatonic?

2. What did Peter say caused men to work?

3. Why did Day say some people were compelled to help the poor?

4. What caused the separation between Day and Forster?

5. What did Day nourish as she began to attend retreats more often?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Day so nervous to have a baby?

2. How did Tamar end up in life?

3. What connection did Day have with Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. How did Father Zachary help Day?

5. How does Day say people should show their love for God?

6. What changes did Day help to make through protests?

7. What did Day see about her early Catholicism when she looked back on it?

8. How did Peter’s ideas of study interfere with his other beliefs?

9. What did Day say Peter was never careful enough about in his writing?

10. How did the Catholic Worker overcome the difficulty they faced when Peter died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter and Forster were very similar in some respects, but total opposites in others. How do these men compare to each other?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

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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