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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Brooks say Day inspired generations of Catholics to come after her?
(a) She was a fantastic and persuasive writer.
(b) She was a concrete living example of Catholic ideals.
(c) She gave up her whole life to become a nun.
(d) She advocated for the church to allow female priests.

3. What terms does Brooks use to describe a life of humility versus a life of egotism in Chapter 1?
(a) Big Lies and Little Lies.
(b) Big Me and Little Me.
(c) Big Life and Little Life.
(d) Big river and Little River.

4. Who did Day have a child with?
(a) Daniel Day Smith.
(b) David Farber.
(c) Forster Batterham.
(d) Sinclair Lewis.

5. Where was Ida Eisenhower born?
(a) New York City.
(b) The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) The Hudson River Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ida Eisenhower forbid in her house?

2. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?

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

4. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?

5. What newspaper did Day found?

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