View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Franklin do after losing the vice presidential election?

3. Who prepared the home for Eleanor and Franklin after they were married?

4. With whom did Eleanor travel during holidays when she was in boarding school?

5. Why did the Roosevelt family begin to spend summers in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Eleanor's trip to the Pacific.

4. Recount Eleanor's visit to London during WWII explaining what her aunt remarked on after her visit with the royal family.

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

6. Describe the process of approving the International Bill of Rights.

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

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

9. Which heads of state visited Eleanor and Franklin in the White House?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the way Eleanor addressed the role of women in her book. Why did she choose to address this topic in particular? Did you learn anything about the role of women that you didn't know before?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of juxtaposition in literature? Describe one discipline in Eleanor's book that you think is a good example of a juxtaposition of another discipline. Why do you think she may have presented concepts in her book this way?

Essay Topic 3

In many places in her book, Eleanor used imagery to describe certain people, places, or events. Using one specific example from Eleanor's book, describe how the imagery she provided adds to the reader's understanding and perception of her life.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,363 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample