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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: A President's Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(b) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.
(c) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.
(d) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.

2. What was Eleanor's position at the Women's Democratic News?
(a) Writer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Political correspondent.
(d) Fundraising coordinator.

3. What words did Eleanor Roosevelt use to describe her looks?
(a) Rather ugly.
(b) Deformed.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Ungainly.

4. Who did Franklin Roosevelt follow into politics?
(a) His father.
(b) His cousin Teddy.
(c) His mother's advice.
(d) A lawyer from his firm.

5. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?
(a) His madness.
(b) His fits of rage.
(c) His shotgun.
(d) His gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Molly Dewson?

2. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?

3. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt speaking for in her talks?

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

5. Who beat Franklin Roosevelt in 1920?

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