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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Life and Little Life.
(b) Big Lies and Little Lies.
(c) Big Me and Little Me.
(d) Big river and Little River.

2. What did an aide of Dwight Eisenhower's compare Eisenhower's temper to?
(a) A Bessemer furnace.
(b) A five-alarm fire.
(c) Molten lava.
(d) The sun.

3. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?
(a) The Eleventh Virgin.
(b) The Day the Music Died.
(c) The Solitude of Activism.
(d) The Big Earthquake.

4. In Chapter 3, Eisenhower is quoted as saying he tried to remember to rely on planning, but to also do which of the following?
(a) Follow the commands of your superiors.
(b) Have at least three Plan Bs.
(c) Never trust plans.
(d) Always have the best people around you.

5. What was Day fascinated with as an adolescent, according to Brooks?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Insects.
(c) Sex.
(d) Modern music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?

2. What is one characteristic that people who are calm and centered in their lives exhibit, according to Brooks in the Introduction?

3. Which skills helped win Day a college scholarship?

4. What biblical reference does Brooks use to describe two opposing sides of human nature?

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

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