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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character wishes FDR could go to Hyde Park to rest?
(a) Missy.
(b) Sara.
(c) Dr. Lovett.
(d) Eleanor.

2. Where is Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) An attack of indigestion.
(b) A throbbing headache.
(c) A sudden pain in his back.
(d) A sharp pain in his right leg.

4. Who is Harding?
(a) FDR's political adviser.
(b) FDR's personal secretary.
(c) The caretaker of the Roosevelts' summer home .
(d) The current president of the United States in Act 1, Scene 1.

5. Why doesn't Eleanor get a private nurse to tend FDR?
(a) They are too expensive.
(b) She fears FDR might fall again.
(c) She doesn't trust other women around FDR.
(d) None are available in the remote area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news bothers FDR as he reads the paper in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. In the opening of Act 1, Scene 1, where has FDR been all day?

3. Why isn't there a phone in the house?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?

5. What language does Granny encourage the children to speak?

(see the answer key)

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