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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 was the First Lady able to travel without being recognized?

2. Whom does Eleanor introduce at the beginning of her book?

3. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?

4. In what sort of institution did Eleanor's father spend time in?

5. Where was the Roosevelts' youngest son at boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think it was the hardest for Eleanor to send her youngest child to boarding school?

2. Describe Eleanor and Franklin's wedding.

3. Eleanor states that she didn't like being separated from her children. Do you think this affected her duties as a politician's wife? Why?

4. Eleanor and Franklin were cousins. During the early 1900's, how socially acceptable was the practice of dating and marrying a cousin?

5. What view did Eleanor have of World War I? How do readers know?

6. Describe Eleanor's feelings when her daughter, Anna, went to boarding school.

7. Which heads of state visited Eleanor and Franklin in the White House?

8. Describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological parents.

9. How did Eleanor's work with the UN impact her interest in the Soviet Union?

10. Summarize Eleanor's first ten years of marriage. What were her main duties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor indicated that setting in terms of the United States during WWII was significant to her experiences as a first lady. Describe what she said about this particular setting and what role place and time play in Eleanor's experiences as conveyed in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the way Eleanor addressed the role of women in her book. Why did she choose to address this topic in particular? Did you learn anything about the role of women that you didn't know before?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Eleanor as a shy, young wife and Eleanor at the time the book ends. How did Eleanor's life change? How did she stay the same?

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