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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Individual.
(d) Preventable.

2. Who led a factory strike in 1909 to try to help female industrial workers improve their work conditions?
(a) Frances Perkins.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Dorothy Day.
(d) Rose Schneiderman.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of literature had a great impact on Day's thinking early in her adulthood?

2. Which president's wife used to caution him about using the word "I" in his speeches too often?

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

4. What did Ida Eisenhower study in college?

5. Where did Perkins live in New York City with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What historic event happened when Dorothy Day was 8 years old?

2. What is the main difference between a career and a vocation as Brooks describes it?

3. Why did Ida Eisenhower forbid dancing, card games, and drinking in her home?

4. How did Perkins initially win over Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trust?

5. In Chapter 1, what trait does Brooks feel was more common in most people in the WWII-era than it is today?

6. What event in young Dwight Eisenhower's life prompted his mother to read him a Bible verse about conquering his own soul that had a great impact on his adult life?

7. Why did Frances Perkins decide to dress like an older mother when dealing with male members of congress?

8. What offense was Day arrested and jailed for in 1917?

9. Why did Perkins take a job teaching at Cornell University in 1957 although the pay was very little?

10. What was Hull House modeled after?

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