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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Eleanor visit when she was in Yugoslavia?

2. Where in the Soviet Union did representatives of the US Embassy meet Eleanor?

3. Where did Eleanor take her big trip to in 1943?

4. In Leningrad, Eleanor viewed an experiment based on the work of whom?

5. What did Eleanor feel that Iran was characterized by?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think the loss of Eleanor's parents at a relatively early age may have had an impact on her? If so, how do you think it would have affected her life and the content she included in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor used a narrative point of view throughout her entire book, as it is an autobiography. What are the pros and cons of using this point of view in this particular situation?

Essay Topic 3

What effect did being part of the presidential family have on Eleanor's book? How did it add to the information in the book?

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