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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 was the most important moral lesson Day learned as a child?

2. What ethnicity was Ralph?

3. What did Day say she was confessing with this book?

4. How many parts did Day say she broke her life up into?

5. How often did the New York Call go to print?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Day write about mostly when she first moved to New York?

2. What was Day imprisoned for?

3. What caused Day’s mother to have to take on more work at home?

4. What happened when Day read The Jungle?

5. What made confession hard for Day?

6. What were the results of the agitations Day was involved in?

7. How did Day’s family feel about religion growing up?

8. How did Day feel about Emma Goldman, and why?

9. What was Day exposed to for the first time through her friendship with Raph and Reyna?

10. Who was Trotsky, and how did Day meet him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father Roy gave Day some very important counsel. What was this advice, and how did it change Day’s life and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Many different political ideas are spoken of in this book. What are some of these ideas, and how do they relate to each other?

Essay Topic 3

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in this book, and what makes them the true leaders? Is there more than one?

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