entertaining angels

Question 1

in the beginning of the movie, where is dorothy day

Answer 1

in jail

Question 2

when dorothy begins her flashback, what is she protesting for? what is the name of the woman she meets?

Answer 2

she is protesting for women’s suffrage/their right to vote and she meets maggie

Question 3

what does dorothy day do for a living

Answer 3

journalist

Question 4

what is the name of the guy that walks in and kisses dorothy

Answer 4

lionel moise

Question 5

when leaving the bar, what does she tell Jean O’Neil

Answer 5

“i have something to give, but i dont know what it is or who to give it to”

Question 6

after the scene of the apartment catching fire, what does she tell Mike her boss?

Answer 6

she’s pregnant

Question 7

what does she go to do ith lionel in secret

Answer 7

get an abortion

Question 8

T/F: lionel promises to stay with dorothy but abandons her anyway

Answer 8

true

Question 9

who does she meet at the beach and promises to bring her clams

Answer 9

forester batterham

Question 10

who does dorothy almost run over with her bike

Answer 10

sister agnes

Question 11

where does dorothy follow the homeless person from the beach to? what is his name

Answer 11

follows him to church; name is lou

Question 12

T/F: dorothy is curious about the church, the nun, and the soup kitchen so she keeps going back to visit and talk

Answer 12

true

Question 13

dorothy tells the nun that she hears what jesus says and thinks “that’s great” but does not like what the church is doing. she asks “where is jesus” what does the nun reply?

Answer 13

in the middle, in the people

Question 14

what is forester’s view of the church or any institution

Answer 14

suck the joy out of life, all part of the same bad system

Question 15

when forester returns from the city, what does dorothy tell him

Answer 15

shes pregnant

Question 16

dorothy and her daughter get baptised. who are the godparents

Answer 16

sister agnes and lou

Question 17

why does dorothy come back into the city

Answer 17

to continue working

Question 18

the scene after dorothy prays, god answers her prayer. who does she meet at her brother’s house and stays for dinner

Answer 18

peter maurin

Question 19

when dorothys sister in law says “you never know when you are entertaining an angel” who is she talking about

Answer 19

dorothy

Question 20

what does peter start running or operating in the apartment

Answer 20

a soup kitchen

Question 21

peter states “we are all ________ for christ” he also suggests for dorothy to start a newspaper; whats it called

Answer 21

fools; the catholic worker

Question 22

what does dorothy go do when she realizes one of the 3 girls she kicked out of the shelter bc there was no room died from freezing to death

Answer 22

uses her money to rent 5 apartments

Question 23

T/F: the cardinal challenges dorothy, but she is able to defend what the catholic worker stands for

Answer 23

true

Question 24

right after her meeting with the cardinal, who surprises her for a visit? what does he want and what does he give her?

Answer 24

forester and he wants her to visit him so he gives her his number and money for the train

Question 25

T/F: there is a revolt by the CW staff against dorothy due to recent events. they want to change how things are run and this causes dorothy a spiritual crisis

Answer 25

true

Question 26

who does dorothy yell at in church? what does she tell him and what does she take out?

Answer 26

tells god why doesnt he answer her and if shes supposed to see him in the poor people then hes ugly and smells etc. she takes out the letter from forester and says shes not the girl he thought she was

Question 27

who was stealing money from them

Answer 27

maggie

Question 28

T/F: in the speech dorothy gives the CW staff she challenges them to live and work the way christ calls them to

Answer 28

true

Question 29

T/F: everyone in the CW staff quits after dorothys speech

Answer 29

false

Question 30

how does the movie end

Answer 30

back in jail with dorothy singing to the addict