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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She had been educated abroad.
(b) She was not married yet.
(c) She did not know Greek.
(d) She was not a beauty.

2. What was Sara Roosevelt's response to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's engagement?
(a) She urged patience.
(b) She objected.
(c) She was delighted for them.
(d) She made everyone uncomfortable with her doubts.

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

4. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?
(a) Working girls.
(b) Diplomats' daughters.
(c) Her siblings.
(d) Wealthy girls.

5. To what does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt devoted her time after her husband died?
(a) Drought relief in Africa.
(b) The International Monetary Fund.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The World Bank.

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

7. What was the relation between Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Second cousins.
(b) No relation.
(c) First cousins.
(d) Fifth cousins.

8. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1874.

9. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was uncomfortable about in the townhouse where she lived with her husband and children?
(a) Being so far from home.
(b) Her husband's mistresses.
(c) Being in charge of so many decisions.
(d) Being surrounded by servants.

10. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?
(a) The Catskills.
(b) Appalachia.
(c) Oak Terrace.
(d) Paris.

11. How old was Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S.?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

12. What sadness attended Eleanor Roosevelt's return to the U.S.?
(a) Her grandmother had died.
(b) Her uncle had died.
(c) The family's fortunes had declined.
(d) Her uncle had become an alcoholic.

13. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change under Mlle. Souvestre's influence?
(a) She became more stubborn.
(b) She learned to hold her tongue.
(c) She lost her fears.
(d) She saw through the eyes of people who didn't have her comforts.

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

15. Where would Franklin invite Eleanor to visit on weekends?
(a) Yale.
(b) Campobello Island.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New Brunswick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Franklin responsible for when the U.S. entered World War I?

2. What did Eleanor Roosevelt feel her husband did to her lifestyle by running for President?

3. What does Freedman say the Secret Service gave Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to the Secret Service's objections?

5. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor's relationship with Sara Roosevelt?

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