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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. Why did Day live in Mexico for a time?

2. How old was Tamar when she first fell in love?

3. Why did Sasha invite someone to live with him?

4. What did Day like most about her first Catholic Retreat?

5. What did Forster’s love of nature do for his faith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Day at Steve’s death?

2. What criticism did the Catholic Worker receive when it first began?

3. What did Sasha learn by having his wife’s grandfather live with him?

4. How did Tamar end up in life?

5. How does Day say people should show their love for God?

6. What was Day’s favorite way to help the poor?

7. Who was Steve?

8. What had Peter been heavily involved in before meeting Day?

9. What did Day often regret about her life?

10. What gave Day comfort about Peter’s death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Day spent a lot of time at religious retreats. What did she do at these, and what made them so worthwhile to her?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Day described her journey to religion in this book. What was this journey like and how did it begin?

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