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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 members of royalty did not visit the Roosevelts in the White House?

2. After Franklin's burial, with whom did Eleanor return to Washington with?

3. When did Eleanor's formal duties at the UN end?

4. Where did Eleanor learn about Chinese propaganda against the UN?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eleanor react to adjusting to a life without Franklin?

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

3. Describe Eleanor's reasoning for separating from the youth organizations she was involved with in 1939 and 1940.

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

5. In what capacity was Eleanor involved in Adlai Stevenson's campaign?

6. Why was Eleanor concerned about Americans' perceptions of the Soviet Union?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Eleanor indicated that setting in terms of the United States during WWII was significant to her experiences as a first lady. Describe what she said about this particular setting and what role place and time play in Eleanor's experiences as conveyed in the book.

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