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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Frances Perkins married to?
(a) James Jordan.
(b) Franklin Smith.
(c) Paul Wilson.
(d) Sinclair Lewis.

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

3. In Chapter 3, Brooks argues that sin is communal, but error is which of the following?
(a) Individual.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Unnecessary.
(d) Preventable.

4. What did Perkins name her daughter?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Jane.
(c) Cora.
(d) Susanna.

5. What was the name of the radical newspaper where Day got her first job?
(a) The Morning Herald.
(b) The Worker's Rebellion.
(c) The Red Banner.
(d) The Call.

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

7. Which skills helped win Day a college scholarship?
(a) Latin and Greek.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Debating.
(d) Writing.

8. In Chapter 1, Brooks writes that the struggle against the weakness in yourself is never which of the following?
(a) A worthwhile struggle.
(b) An easy struggle.
(c) A solitary struggle.
(d) A paid struggle.

9. When did Day officially join the Catholic Church?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1918.

10. Who did Ida Eisenhower marry?
(a) John.
(b) David.
(c) James.
(d) Laurence.

11. What did Day name her daughter?
(a) Jane.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Tamar.
(d) Alexandra.

12. Where did Dwight Eisenhower grow up?
(a) Mobile, Alabama.
(b) Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(c) Abilene, Kansas.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

13. Who was Dwight Eisenhower's vice president?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Richard Nixon.

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

15. Which important political figure did Perkins assist early in his career?
(a) Charles Wilson.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What radio program inspired Brooks to write the book?

2. What university did Perkins teach at towards the end of her life?

3. What was the title of Day's novel that was based on her early disordered life?

4. Kierkegaard once wrote that only the one who descends into the underworld does which of the following?

5. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?

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