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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: A Conventional Society Matron.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Granny.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) The sad-eyed lady.

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
(a) Inferiority.
(b) Placid confidence.
(c) Queenly decorum.
(d) Self-loathing.

4. How did Eleanor Roosevelt say Mlle. Souvestre affected her?
(a) She schooled her in religion.
(b) She taught her to go without things.
(c) She opened her mind.
(d) She strengthened her resolve.

5. What was Elliot Roosevelt's reputation, according to Freedman?
(a) A genial host and drinking companion.
(b) A keep social observer.
(c) A hard-driving businessman.
(d) A popular sportsman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

3. Who did Franklin Roosevelt follow into politics?

4. How does Freedman characterize Franklin Roosevelt's attitude toward the children?

5. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?

(see the answer key)

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