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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 Father Roy say should accompany every act of service?

2. How did Day feel when she was pregnant?

3. What did Day say really made the Catholic Worker successful?

4. What kind of Community did Peter and Day create?

5. What did Day see as her main sacrifice for her cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficulty did the Catholic Worker face when Peter died?

2. What gave Day comfort about Peter’s death?

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

4. Why did Day begin going to retreats?

5. Why did Peter create Hospitality Houses?

6. What connection did Day have with Eleanor Roosevelt?

7. What did Peter help Day learn about?

8. What was the relationship like between Day and Forster?

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

10. How did Day’s relationship with Forster end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Day’s marriage fell apart, causing her a lot of confusion. What happened to end this marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Day spent a lot of time at religious retreats. What did she do at these, and what made them so worthwhile to her?

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