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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 kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?
(a) Hunting party.
(b) Dinner party.
(c) Lynching.
(d) Political rally.

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's presence?
(a) She carried a cloud over her.
(b) There was an aura about her.
(c) She was always in motion.
(d) She was quiet and sometimes faded into the background.

3. Who was Lucy Mercer?
(a) The governess for Eleanor Roosevelt's children.
(b) Sarah Roosevelt's friend.
(c) Eleanor Roosevelt's social secretary.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt's assistant.

4. Where was Allenswood?
(a) Virginia.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

5. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's looks as a young girl?
(a) She was a beauty.
(b) She was not considered attractive.
(c) She was handsome but not beautiful.
(d) She was half-paralyzed by an infant illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did about this feeling?

4. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?

5. Where did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt honeymoon?

(see the answer key)

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