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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 looks as a young girl?
(a) She was a beauty.
(b) She was handsome but not beautiful.
(c) She was not considered attractive.
(d) She was half-paralyzed by an infant illness.

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

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

4. What gesture of familiarity was forbidden to Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Inviting her to his house.
(b) Calling Eleanor by her first name.
(c) Writing letters to Eleanor.
(d) Talking about Eleanor with friends.

5. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?
(a) The winter of her coming out.
(b) Right after retuning to the U.S.
(c) Before she left England.
(d) When she turned twenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's looks?

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

4. Where was Franklin Roosevelt on his way to, when Eleanor Roosevelt ran into him?

5. What did Eleanor think about Franklin?

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