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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. What does Freedman say the Secret Service objected to?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt's trips to foreign countries.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt's outspoken public persona.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt's driving alone.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt's reclusivity.

2. How did Eleanor Roosevelt react to her father's death, in Freedman's account?
(a) She created a fantasy world where he was still alive.
(b) She became depressed and suicidal.
(c) She grieved hard for three months then forgot him.
(d) She created a religious mindset in which his spirit was still with her.

3. What was a sign of being a 'fast woman'?
(a) Accepting jewelry without being engaged.
(b) Dancing with a man.
(c) Writing a letter to a man.
(d) Talking with a man.

4. How does Freedman characterize the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) They were young and confused.
(b) They talked a lot.
(c) They were formal to the point of being cold.
(d) They were passionate lovers.

5. What did Eleanor think about Franklin?
(a) She was afraid of him.
(b) She doubted his seriousness as a person.
(c) She didn't think he was interested in her.
(d) She had a soft spot for him, but no real affection.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?

4. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?

5. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?

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