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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.
(d) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.

2. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?
(a) He told her to just bear it.
(b) He told her that it wouldn't be long before things improved.
(c) He told her to speak up.
(d) He told her to keep busy.

3. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

4. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor's relationship with Sara Roosevelt?
(a) She adopted her as her own mother.
(b) She opposed her in almost everything.
(c) She declared her independence from her.
(d) She agreed with all her plans.

5. What misfortune struck Eleanor Roosevelt at age ten?
(a) A farm accident.
(b) Polio.
(c) Her sister died.
(d) Her parents died.

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

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

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

9. Who accompanied Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their visits?
(a) A chaperone.
(b) His mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Mlle. Souvestre.

10. How did Eleanor Roosevelt react to her father's death, in Freedman's account?
(a) She grieved hard for three months then forgot him.
(b) She became depressed and suicidal.
(c) She created a fantasy world where he was still alive.
(d) She created a religious mindset in which his spirit was still with her.

11. What was Franklin responsible for when the U.S. entered World War I?
(a) Diplomacy.
(b) Overseeing war contractors.
(c) Mobilizing warships.
(d) Raising money.

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

13. What did Elliot Roosevelt die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Shipwreck.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) An accident.

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

15. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's voice changed during her tenure as First Lady?
(a) She began to speak less and less as her husband's presidency went on.
(b) She spoke more strongly for justice and peace.
(c) She spoke out for American participation in World War II.
(d) She spoke out in defense of corporations and free enterprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?

2. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with her mother-in-law affected her?

3. How old was Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S.?

4. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?

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

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