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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of apparel did Dwight Eisenhower often wear when he was in a foul temper?
(a) A brown suit.
(b) A black suit.
(c) A baseball cap.
(d) Wing-tipped shoes.

2. What happens to Perkins in 1939 that tests her resilience?
(a) She is the subject of impeachment proceedings.
(b) Her husband dies.
(c) Her mother dies.
(d) She is fired.

3. In the Introduction, how does Brooks say people of great virtue make other people feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Funnier and smarter.
(d) Smaller and less intelligent.

4. What was the nickname of the son Dwight Eisenhower lost to premature death?
(a) Dave.
(b) Icky.
(c) Sport.
(d) Jimmy.

5. What well-known war correspondent's work did the radio program Brooks describes in Chapter 1 feature?
(a) David Mitchell.
(b) Carl Bernstein.
(c) Ernie Pyle.
(d) David Halberstam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what tragic historical event inspires Frances Perkins to begin her life of activism?

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

4. Who founded Hull House?

5. In Chapter 3, what word does Brooks argue has lost its power and intensity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two types of virtues does Brooks open the book by laying out the differences between?

2. How does Brooks describe Adam I in the Introduction?

3. Why was Day intensely annoyed with Forster Batterham during the time when she nursed his partner Nanette through her terminal illness?

4. What event in young Dwight Eisenhower's life prompted his mother to read him a Bible verse about conquering his own soul that had a great impact on his adult life?

5. Why did Day set out to write about the experience of childbirth after having her child?

6. How does Brooks define the so-called "Big Me" culture?

7. What were some of Ida Eishenhower's early life struggles?

8. How did Perkins initially win over Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trust?

9. What does Brooks say are the ultimate joys in Chapter 1?

10. What was Hull House modeled after?

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