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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 does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
(a) Inferiority.
(b) Placid confidence.
(c) Queenly decorum.
(d) Self-loathing.

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

3. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about moving to Albany when Franklin Roosevelt won his first race?
(a) She was delighted to get away from Sara.
(b) She was sorry to have to become a political wife.
(c) She was sorry to leave New York.
(d) She was glad to have more space for the children.

4. What was Eleanor's position at the Women's Democratic News?
(a) Fundraising coordinator.
(b) Editor.
(c) Political correspondent.
(d) Writer.

5. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?
(a) Adoring.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Severe.
(d) Penetrating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?

2. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?

3. Which child of Eleanor Roosevelt's died in infancy?

4. What did Anna Roosevelt die of?

5. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?

(see the answer key)

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