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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four: Cousin Franklin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's presence?
(a) There was an aura about her.
(b) She was always in motion.
(c) She carried a cloud over her.
(d) She was quiet and sometimes faded into the background.

2. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?
(a) Driving her own car.
(b) Opening the White House doors to reporters.
(c) Traveling the world.
(d) Negotiating treaties herself.

3. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?
(a) Christmas.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) St. Valentine's Day.

4. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to the Secret Service's objections?
(a) She was contrite.
(b) She was flexible.
(c) She was adamant.
(d) She was accommodating.

5. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?
(a) Before she left England.
(b) The winter of her coming out.
(c) When she turned twenty.
(d) Right after retuning to the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Junior League's purpose?

2. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?

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

4. What did Eleanor Roosevelt feel her husband did to her lifestyle by running for President?

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?

(see the answer key)

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