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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 the staff of the Catholic Worker think about Peter after his death?

2. Why wasn’t Day fully happy when she was pregnant?

3. Why did Forster have a hard time relating with poor people?

4. What ruined some of the farm ventures?

5. What did the staff of the Catholic Worker do when they lost something after Peter’s death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Day’s first impression of Peter?

4. What criticism did the Catholic Worker receive when it first began?

5. Why did Day move to California for a time?

6. What did Day often regret about her life?

7. What did Day do in Mexico?

8. What had Peter been heavily involved in before meeting Day?

9. Why did Peter create Hospitality Houses?

10. What does Day hope readers would take from this book?

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

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 made some very important decisions after she had her baby. What were some of these changes, and why did having a child bring them about?

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