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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 made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?
(a) His madness.
(b) His shotgun.
(c) His fits of rage.
(d) His gambling.

2. What did Eleanor like about Louis Howe?
(a) He adored her.
(b) He asked her opinions.
(c) He was the most dashing man in the legislature.
(d) He introduced her to modern art.

3. What does Freedman say was the effect of Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?
(a) He despaired, but was occasionally inspired.
(b) He began to drink and became depressed.
(c) He became more understanding of people's hardships.
(d) He learned to remain untouched by political attacks.

4. What was Sarah Roosevelt's response when she heard about the crisis over Franklin Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer?
(a) She threatened to ruin his political career if he divorced.
(b) She threatened to cut off his inheritance if he divorced.
(c) She told him she would support him no matter what.
(d) She offered him his freedom.

5. Where was Allenswood?
(a) London.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman describe the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on civil rights?

2. When did World War I end?

3. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's status in Mlle. Souvestre's eyes?

4. How does Freedman say the marriage between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed after the Lucy Mercer affair?

5. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?

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