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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Granny.
(c) The sad-eyed lady.
(d) Sweetie.

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.
(b) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.
(c) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(d) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.

3. What difficulties does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady through?
(a) Reconstruction.
(b) The Great War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Depression.

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

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
(a) Queenly decorum.
(b) Placid confidence.
(c) Self-loathing.
(d) Inferiority.

6. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?
(a) Temperance meetings.
(b) Love affairs.
(c) Depression.
(d) Religion.

7. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's looks?
(a) She was a horror.
(b) She was indistinct.
(c) She was a beauty.
(d) She was plain.

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

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

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

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

12. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?
(a) Going to the opera.
(b) Her teaching job in the slums.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Charity work.

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

14. Where did Franklin Roosevelt work after he returned from his honeymoon?
(a) Wall Street law firm.
(b) Democratic political party.
(c) Charitable organization.
(d) New York government.

15. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?
(a) Franklin was lighthearted, but Eleanor withdrew from problems.
(b) Franklin was very social, but Eleanor was more political in her interests.
(c) Franklin allowed himself to go with other people's decisions, but Eleanor had to insist on her own way in things.
(d) Franklin brooded, but Eleanor kept working at keeping the household running.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?

2. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?

3. Who accompanied Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their visits?

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?

5. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?

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