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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?
(a) Debased the office.
(b) Won more power for it.
(c) Took it to new heights.
(d) Turned it into a more diplomatic position.

3. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's best subjects at Allenswood?
(a) Greek and Latin.
(b) Botany and husbandry.
(c) Religion and poetry.
(d) Literature and history.

4. 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 created a religious mindset in which his spirit was still with her.
(c) She created a fantasy world where he was still alive.
(d) She became depressed and suicidal.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did about this feeling?
(a) Argued fiercely.
(b) Talked herself out of it.
(c) Argued fiercely.
(d) Kept silent.

6. What was a sign of being a 'fast woman'?
(a) Writing a letter to a man.
(b) Talking with a man.
(c) Accepting jewelry without being engaged.
(d) Dancing with a man.

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

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

9. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?
(a) Love affairs.
(b) Temperance meetings.
(c) Religion.
(d) Depression.

10. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's status in Mlle. Souvestre's eyes?
(a) She was often chastised.
(b) She was not distinguished.
(c) She had the seat of honor at dinner.
(d) She was a constant troublemaker.

11. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with Susie Parish?
(a) Fellow volunteer.
(b) Classmate.
(c) Rival for a boy's attention.
(d) Cousin and roommate.

12. What did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt do at the Harvard-Yale game?
(a) Kissed for the first time.
(b) Got drunk together.
(c) Slipped away from their chaperone.
(d) Eloped.

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

14. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?
(a) St. Patrick's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) St. Valentine's Day.

15. When was Eleanor Roosevelt's first child born?
(a) Spring 1906.
(b) Winter 1905.
(c) Fall 1906.
(d) Spring 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman characterize the relationship between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

2. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?

3. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?

4. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?

5. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her father?

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