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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. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt used the thing the Secret Service gave her?
(a) She unions and workers.
(b) She used it to foster her reputation for fierce independence.
(c) She negotiated treaties.
(d) She went for long drives alone.

2. What words did Eleanor Roosevelt use to describe her looks?
(a) Deformed.
(b) Rather ugly.
(c) Ungainly.
(d) Handsome.

3. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?
(a) Polio.
(b) Her parents died.
(c) Her sister died.
(d) A farm accident.

4. To what does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt devoted her time after her husband died?
(a) The International Monetary Fund.
(b) The World Bank.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) Drought relief in Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?

2. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?

3. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?

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

5. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?

(see the answer key)

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