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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. What did Day say she was confessing with this book?

2. How did Day feel about confession?

3. What did Day picket the White House for?

4. Why did Day say her father was so racist?

5. Why did the people at the New York Call rarely attack religion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made confession hard for Day?

3. How did Day’s father treat his family?

4. How did Day support herself when she first left home?

5. What was in the letter reprinted by Day?

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

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

8. What changed in Day’s life after the earthquake?

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

10. How did Day’s family feel about religion growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Day held many writing jobs in different capacities throughout her career. What were some of these different positions and what did she learn from them?

Essay Topic 2

Day was very close to her family while growing up. How did this closeness define her life and her search for religion? 

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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