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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 describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?
(a) Brave.
(b) Outspoken.
(c) Quick-witted.
(d) Timid.

2. What difficulties does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady through?
(a) The Great War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Depression.
(d) Reconstruction.

3. How did Sara Roosevelt's feelings change by the time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were married?
(a) She came to adore Eleanor.
(b) She was less and less interested in the wedding.
(c) She was terrified that Eleanor was taking Franklin away.
(d) She started to have doubts about Franklin as a husband.

4. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?
(a) The Catskills.
(b) Oak Terrace.
(c) Appalachia.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?

2. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?

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

4. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?

5. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?

(see the answer key)

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