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

2. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's best subjects at Allenswood?
(a) Literature and history.
(b) Religion and poetry.
(c) Botany and husbandry.
(d) Greek and Latin.

3. Who accompanied Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their visits?
(a) His mother.
(b) A chaperone.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Mlle. Souvestre.

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.
(b) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(c) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.
(d) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.

5. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1874.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?

2. To what does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt devoted her time after her husband died?

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

4. How does Freedman characterize the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

5. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's looks as a young girl?

(see the answer key)

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