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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Poor Little Rich Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?
(a) Temperance meetings.
(b) Depression.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love affairs.

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

3. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's looks as a young girl?
(a) She was a beauty.
(b) She was not considered attractive.
(c) She was half-paralyzed by an infant illness.
(d) She was handsome but not beautiful.

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

5. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Sweetie.
(c) Granny.
(d) The sad-eyed lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?

2. What title was Eleanor Roosevelt unofficially given, according to Freedman?

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

4. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?

5. What difficulties does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady through?

(see the answer key)

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