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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: Partners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?
(a) Her political awakening.
(b) Her devotion to her husband.
(c) Her ability to speak up to her mother-in-law.
(d) Her triumph over shyness.

2. What did Eleanor do after Franklin Roosevelt lost the 1920 election?
(a) Went to business school.
(b) Traveled.
(c) Charity work.
(d) Started an affair with Louis Howe.

3. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?
(a) A time of trials and difficulties.
(b) The worst time of her life.
(c) A time of luxury and being spoiled.
(d) Happiest years of her life.

4. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?
(a) Awkward and shy.
(b) Humble and religious.
(c) Pleasant and gracious.
(d) Aggressive and political.

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with Susie Parish?
(a) Rival for a boy's attention.
(b) Fellow volunteer.
(c) Classmate.
(d) Cousin and roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt would ask his wife to back away from?

2. What does Freedman say was a contentious issue between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's response when she found Lucy Mercer's love letters to Franklin?

4. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

5. What does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt saw in Europe?

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