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

2. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?
(a) Timid.
(b) Brave.
(c) Quick-witted.
(d) Outspoken.

3. Who was Lucy Mercer?
(a) The governess for Eleanor Roosevelt's children.
(b) Sarah Roosevelt's friend.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt's social secretary.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt's assistant.

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

5. Which child of Eleanor Roosevelt's died in infancy?
(a) James Roosevelt.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Anna Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Franklin propose to Eleanor, according to Freedman?

2. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?

3. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?

4. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?

5. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

2. Describe the rules that applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's courtship.

3. What was Franklin Roosevelt's next step in politics?

4. What was the effect of Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's beauty?

5. How did the role of First Lady change Eleanor Roosevelt?

6. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to her father's death?

7. What does Freedman tell us, in the opening chapter, about Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood?

8. What did Franklin Roosevelt see in Eleanor--what did he tell her when his proposal surprised her?

9. What deaths did Eleanor Roosevelt encounter as a childhood?

10. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt asserted her independence as First Lady?

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