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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What haunted Day throughout her life?
(a) Love
(b) The Devil
(c) God
(d) Pain

2. Why did Day have a hard time writing this book?
(a) She didn’t like talking about herself
(b) She couldn’t write well
(c) She was ashamed of her past
(d) She didn’t have time

3. What surprised Day about her living expenses in New York?
(a) She could live cheaply
(b) The government covered a lot of them
(c) The prices were similar to Chicago
(d) It could cost a lot more to live there

4. What was Day strip-searched for?
(a) Coded messages
(b) Drugs
(c) Weapons
(d) Pornography

5. What kind of publication was the New York Call?
(a) A magazine
(b) A newspaper
(c) A newsletter
(d) A pamphlet

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Day when she began reading John Wesley?

2. What Catholic principal was Day’s societal philosophies similar to?

3. What Revolution did Day celebrate?

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

5. What did Day learn a lot about while working with the Red Cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the letter reprinted by Day?

2. How did Day comfort herself in prison, and how did this make her feel?

3. How did Day feel about Emma Goldman, and why?

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

5. What did Day’s father do for a living, and how did this affect his treatment of his family?

6. What was The Masses?

7. What went wrong between Raph and Rayna?

8. What were the results of the agitations Day was involved in?

9. What was Day exposed to for the first time through her friendship with Raph and Reyna?

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

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