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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Introduction - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent Brooks an email responding to a column he wrote that Brooks says explains the mythology of his book?
(a) A former teacher of Brooks' named Selena Jeffries.
(b) A religious leader named Joel Jacobs.
(c) A writer named Emily Smith.
(d) A veterinarian named Dave Jolly.

2. Who founded Hull House?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Frances Perkins.
(c) Dorothy Day.
(d) Jane Eyre.

3. Who was one of the people Perkins associate with in Greenwich Village?
(a) John Lewis.
(b) Sinclair Lewis.
(c) Carl Lewis.
(d) James Lewis.

4. Which religious figure and writer does Brooks reference in the very beginning of the Introduction?
(a) Rabbi Andrew Wyelin.
(b) Pope John Paul II.
(c) Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.
(d) Pope Pius IV.

5. Where was Frances Perkins born?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Perkins' mother tell her as a young girl she should always wear?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Brooks describe as the habit of a friend who works on self-improvement and who Brooks admires?

3. What did Perkins' grandmother tell her to do when social disaster strikes?

4. What kind of illness did Perkins' husband suffer from?

5. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?

(see the answer key)

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