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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. With whom did Eleanor work on the League of Women Voters?
(a) Elizabeth Read.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Jane Addams.
(d) Dorothea Dix.

2. Where did Eleanor and her family move in Chapter 6?
(a) Albany.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

3. How old was Eleanor when Franklin proposed to her?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 31.

4. What sort of problem did Elliott Roosevelt have?
(a) He was a gambler.
(b) He was too generous.
(c) He was a politician.
(d) He drank too much.

5. What was Eleanor's impression of Puerto Rico?
(a) The residents lived quite comfortably.
(b) The people were very rude.
(c) There were horrible living conditions.
(d) It was a rich man's paradise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't the Roosevelts return from their summer vacation on time?

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

3. Which of the following was not a type of lesson Eleanor took?

4. Where did Eleanor go after finishing school?

5. What did Eleanor and her younger sons see in Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Eleanor become aware at a young age that there is much suffering in the world?

2. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

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

4. Where was Eleanor and what was she doing when the news of Pearl Harbor breaks?

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

6. How did the structure of social life change when the United States entered WWI?

7. Describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological parents.

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

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

10. What were some of Eleanor's strengths? What were some of her weaknesses?

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