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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. Which of the following places did Eleanor not take her granddaughter to in 1959?

2. Where did Churchill and Franklin meet Stalin during WWII?

3. What did Eleanor wear while on her big trip in 1943?

4. What did Eleanor think is the cause of the problems she sees in Moscow?

5. Where did Franklin go to have a secret meeting with Churchill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Recount Eleanor's visit to London during WWII explaining what her aunt remarked on after her visit with the royal family.

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

3. Do you think Eleanor traveled too much in the years following Franklin's death? Describe why.

4. What changes did Eleanor notice in Franklin in March 1945?

5. How did Franklin eventually earn Stalin's respect and trust?

6. Compare Eleanor's work on the Human Rights Committee to her work in the General Assembly. Which did she enjoy more?

7. How was Franklin's death foreshadowed in Chapter 27?

8. Describe Franklin's death and funeral.

9. What is your impression of how Eleanor dealt with being First Lady during an international war?

10. What was Eleanor's life like at Hyde Park after Franklin died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did certain events in Eleanor's book evoke a climatic feeling? What is it about Franklin's death that evokes a sense of climax? Does it have anything to do with anticipation or what you already knew before you read Eleanor's book?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Eleanor's family of origin. Why would Eleanor include these chapters in her book? What information did she give about her mother, father, and siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think the loss of Eleanor's parents at a relatively early age may have had an impact on her? If so, how do you think it would have affected her life and the content she included in this book?

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