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

2. Where did Eleanor attend boarding school at the age of 15?
(a) England.
(b) New York City.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

3. Who became governor of New York when Eleanor was in boarding school?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

4. From where was Franklin called when preparations were being made for the US to enter WWI?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Guam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?

2. Where was Franklin in the fall of 1928?

3. What did Franklin think about his wife's advice regarding politics?

4. Where did Eleanor work after leaving school?

5. Where did Eleanor and her family move in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what capacity was Eleanor working as a journalist during the 1930's?

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

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

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

5. How was Eleanor introduced to politics? What was her attitude toward them at first?

6. After deciding she could not maintain her travel schedule, what did Eleanor decide to do instead?

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

8. In the final chapter, what did Eleanor say her only objective in life was? Do you think she met this objective?

9. What was Eleanor's impression of Yugoslavia and President Tito?

10. Rather than being in public office throughout most of the 1920's, what was Franklin doing instead?

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