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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bothered Day about the people in the Episcopalian church?
(a) They spoke down to her
(b) They didn’t serve others
(c) They didn’t pay alms
(d) They talked about Hell

2. What were the owners of The Masses suffering from?
(a) Their poverty
(b) Their isolation
(c) Their drinking
(d) Their radicalism

3. How often did the New York Call go to print?
(a) Monthly
(b) Biweekly
(c) Daily
(d) Weekly

4. What state did Day grow up in?
(a) Tennessee
(b) Georgia
(c) Iowa
(d) Ohio

5. What comforted Day the most while in prison?
(a) Talking to other women
(b) Daily prayer
(c) Writing
(d) A Bible

6. Why was it strange that Day spent so much of her childhood alone?
(a) Her father was always home
(b) She had siblings
(c) She was nice to everyone
(d) She was very social

7. What kind of man did Day think Tolstoy was?
(a) Powerful
(b) Peaceful
(c) Forceful
(d) Wonderful

8. What natural disaster did Day live through?
(a) Tornado
(b) Earthquake
(c) Hurricane
(d) Tsunami

9. At what age did Day start going to church as a child?
(a) 9
(b) 11
(c) 10
(d) 8

10. How did Day feel when listening to Mary’s stories?
(a) Awkward
(b) Fearful
(c) Skeptical
(d) Enthusiastic

11. What was Day strip-searched for?
(a) Pornography
(b) Coded messages
(c) Weapons
(d) Drugs

12. Where did Day meet Trotsky?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New Orleans
(c) Miami
(d) New York

13. How many siblings did Day have?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

14. What made Day feel rushed at confession?
(a) Long lines
(b) Her long list of sins
(c) The tired priest
(d) A busy schedule

15. What book opened Day’s eyes up about the Industrial movement?
(a) War and Peace
(b) Walden
(c) The Jungle
(d) Little Dorrit

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first political party Day joined?

2. What was Day’s job at the New York Call?

3. When Day was in prison, what did she say really kept her from being free?

4. How did Day’s father feel about the radical movement?

5. What caused Day to be imprisoned?

(see the answer keys)

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