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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. What did Eleanor do during the years of the Depression?

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

3. What was Eleanor given to carry in her car?

4. Where did Eleanor and Franklin spend their honeymoon?

5. Where did Eleanor teach for a short while?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what capacity was Eleanor working as a journalist during the 1930's?

2. Eleanor's role as a mother and wife changed a bit during WWI. What did she see as her main duties?

3. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

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

5. Describe Eleanor's increasing independence in Chapter 8.

6. 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?

7. What sorts of activities did Eleanor become involved in when the family moved to New York?

8. Describe Eleanor's "coming out" as a debutante..

9. During her first years as First Lady, what seemed to have affected Eleanor the most as she made her trips around the United States?

10. How did the structure of social life change when the United States entered WWI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor used a narrative point of view throughout her entire book, as it is an autobiography. What are the pros and cons of using this point of view in this particular situation?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Eleanor include foreshadowing in Chapter 11? What did Eleanor indicate by telling readers about Franklin's illness? Based on prior knowledge of Franklin's life, did you anticipate what the chapter ended up revealing?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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