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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the Consumer's League focused on?
(a) Women's working conditions.
(b) Debt relief.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Hunger relief.

3. 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) Being in charge of so many decisions.
(c) Her husband's mistresses.
(d) Being surrounded by servants.

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

5. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?
(a) Brave.
(b) Quick-witted.
(c) Outspoken.
(d) Timid.

6. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?
(a) Awkward and shy.
(b) Pleasant and gracious.
(c) Aggressive and political.
(d) Humble and religious.

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

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

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

10. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's treatment at Allenswood?
(a) Amicable.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Abhorrent.
(d) Spartan.

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

12. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with her mother-in-law affected her?
(a) She became depressed.
(b) She became determined to do good deeds.
(c) She learned to assert herself and her beliefs.
(d) She became invigorated.

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

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

15. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?
(a) Niggardly.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Penurious.
(d) Thrifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say the Secret Service objected to?

2. What sadness attended Eleanor Roosevelt's return to the U.S.?

3. What was the relation between Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt?

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

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

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