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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1875.

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?
(a) Humble and religious.
(b) Awkward and shy.
(c) Pleasant and gracious.
(d) Aggressive and political.

3. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She was not a beauty.
(b) She was not married yet.
(c) She did not know Greek.
(d) She had been educated abroad.

4. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?
(a) Yale.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Columbia.

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's status in Mlle. Souvestre's eyes?
(a) She was a constant troublemaker.
(b) She was often chastised.
(c) She had the seat of honor at dinner.
(d) She was not distinguished.

6. Where would Franklin invite Eleanor to visit on weekends?
(a) Yale.
(b) Campobello Island.
(c) New Brunswick.
(d) Washington D.C.

7. Who did Franklin Roosevelt follow into politics?
(a) A lawyer from his firm.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin Teddy.
(d) His mother's advice.

8. What was Sara Roosevelt's response to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's engagement?
(a) She objected.
(b) She was delighted for them.
(c) She urged patience.
(d) She made everyone uncomfortable with her doubts.

9. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?
(a) Working girls.
(b) Wealthy girls.
(c) Diplomats' daughters.
(d) Her siblings.

10. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt when Franklin proposed?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Shock.
(c) Love.
(d) Disbelief.

11. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?
(a) Her sister died.
(b) Polio.
(c) A farm accident.
(d) Her parents died.

12. Where was Franklin Roosevelt on his way to, when Eleanor Roosevelt ran into him?
(a) To visit his mother.
(b) To vacation in Maine.
(c) To return to school.
(d) To visit her grandmother.

13. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?
(a) Appalachia.
(b) The Catskills.
(c) Oak Terrace.
(d) Paris.

14. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?
(a) His gambling.
(b) His fits of rage.
(c) His shotgun.
(d) His madness.

15. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?
(a) She rebelled against it.
(b) She was hurt by it.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She grew into it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to the Secret Service's objections?

2. How does Freedman characterize the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

3. What modest claim does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt made about her work as First Lady?

4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt react to her father's death, in Freedman's account?

5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change under Mlle. Souvestre's influence?

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