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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were Eleanor and Franklin related?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Fourth cousins.
(c) Step-siblings.
(d) Half-siblings.

2. Where was Franklin in the fall of 1928?
(a) New York City.
(b) Warm Springs.
(c) The Democratic Convention.
(d) Maine.

3. What position was Franklin campaigning for in 1910?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Governor.
(c) Representative.
(d) State senator.

4. How did the social structure in Washington change after the war began?
(a) There was the same number of gatherings, but conversations were altered.
(b) There were no more social calls.
(c) There was no change.
(d) There were more gatherings.

5. What happened to Franklin in August 1921?
(a) He had a bad fall.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He became ill with infant paralysis.
(d) He was elected vice president.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Eleanor when Uncle Ted died?

2. In 1915, where was the World's Fair held?

3. How did Eleanor and Franklin contract typhoid fever?

4. Who became governor of New York when Eleanor was in boarding school?

5. From what did Ellie die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What sorts of travel experiences did Eleanor have as a young girl?

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

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

6. Why do you think Eleanor took her granddaughter around the world at such a young age?

7. Describe Eleanor's interactions with the King and Queen of Greece.

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

9. What view did Eleanor have of World War I? How do readers know?

10. What did Eleanor learn about Hong Kong in the mid-1950s?

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