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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 did Day NOT want to rely on while suffering in prison?

2. How did Day feel about her source of comfort while in prison?

3. What Catholic principal was Day’s societal philosophies similar to?

4. What surprised Day about her living expenses in New York?

5. Where did Day’s family move after the natural disaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Day’s father show his intolerance?

2. What did Day’s father do for a living, and how did this affect his treatment of his family?

3. What was Day imprisoned for?

4. What changed in Day’s life after the earthquake?

5. How did Day feel when she was exposed to Tolstoi?

6. How did Day’s father treat his family?

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

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

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

10. What was the first job Day held in New York City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Day had a very different lifestyle before she came to religion. How does her life before and after this acceptance of religion differ from her life with religion?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 3

Day had a very interesting political journey. How did her political ideas change throughout the book, and what caused this?

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