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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three: Mademoiselle Souvestre.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She had been educated abroad.
(b) She was not a beauty.
(c) She did not know Greek.
(d) She was not married yet.

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

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

4. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?
(a) A time of trials and difficulties.
(b) The worst time of her life.
(c) A time of luxury and being spoiled.
(d) Happiest years of her life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sadness attended Eleanor Roosevelt's return to the U.S.?

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?

3. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's status in Mlle. Souvestre's eyes?

5. What does Freedman say the Secret Service gave Eleanor Roosevelt?

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