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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 describe Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's looks?
(a) She was a beauty.
(b) She was a horror.
(c) She was indistinct.
(d) She was plain.

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

3. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?
(a) Shipwreck.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) An accident.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

5. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1864.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elliot Roosevelt's reputation, according to Freedman?

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's presence?

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

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

5. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?

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