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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. How did Franklin Roosevelt show his regard for Marion Dickerman and Nancy Cook?
(a) He wrote editorials in support of their causes.
(b) He built a cottage for them at Hyde Park.
(c) He paid for them to travel to Europe for political training.
(d) He donated money to their campaigns.

2. What was Eleanor's position at the League of Women's Voters?
(a) She distributed leaflets.
(b) She coordinated rallies.
(c) She helped with fundraising.
(d) She served on the legislative committee.

3. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt became for Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Pride and joy.
(b) A saint.
(c) A thorn in his side.
(d) Eyes and ears.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sara Roosevelt's feelings change by the time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were married?

2. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?

3. With whom did Eleanor Roosevelt fly from Baltimore to Washington D.C.?

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

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

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