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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. Most people thought Theodore was likable, but also __________________.

2. What did Theodore attend regularly?

3. On what day did Mittie die?

4. Who mattered most to Bamie?

5. The Republican National Convention was held in Chicago in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Theodore and Alice meet?

2. What changes took place in the Roosevelt family in the months following the wedding?

3. What did Elliott do after he returned to New York from India? Where did he stay? Who did he meet?

4. How did Theodore get involved in politics? Who supported this? Who did not?

5. What changes took place after Elliott's return for Theodore and Alice?

6. How does Theodore react to Alice's death? What decisions are made in the family?

7. How were Theodore's last two years at Harvard different from the first two? How were they similar?

8. What challenges were present in Theodore and Alice's relationship? How did Theodore overcome these?

9. What was Harvard like at the time that Theodore was attending?

10. What did Theodore do in the West? How did his business there end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events, people, or aspects of Theodore's life do you think helped prepare him to be President? How did these things help him? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What event(s) do you think was most important in Theodore, Jr.'s early life? Why? How did this event shape his personality, beliefs, or goals in life? Provide specific information from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Theodore's first term in the New York State Assembly. What bills did he get involved with? How did other members see him? Do you think Theodore did a good job in his first term? Why or why not?

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