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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Friendship and Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eleanor learn how to do in order to teach her children?
(a) Shoot.
(b) Drive.
(c) Fish.
(d) Swim.

2. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?
(a) Her selflessness.
(b) Her old-fashioned ways.
(c) Her cute face.
(d) Her thoughtful expression.

3. What did Anna Roosevelt die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Polio.
(d) Diptheria.

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(b) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.
(c) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.
(d) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?
(a) It should clear the way for social change.
(b) It was the thing that stopped progress from happening.
(c) It was a man's profession.
(d) It was the most American profession.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Eleanor Roosevelt react to her father's death, in Freedman's account?

2. What did Eleanor Roosevelt NOT start to get invitations for after she joined the Women's Democratic News?

3. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?

4. Where would Franklin Roosevelt go for his health?

5. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?

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