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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Freedman say the Secret Service gave Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) A gun.
(b) A budget.
(c) Her own car.
(d) Top secret security clearance.

4. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her father?
(a) Adoration.
(b) Hostility.
(c) She did not know him.
(d) Resistance.

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

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

7. What difficulties does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt was First Lady through?
(a) The Great War.
(b) Reconstruction.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Depression.

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

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

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

11. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?
(a) Driving her own car.
(b) Traveling the world.
(c) Negotiating treaties herself.
(d) Opening the White House doors to reporters.

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

13. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?
(a) She grew into it.
(b) She was hurt by it.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She rebelled against it.

14. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt when Franklin proposed?
(a) Shock.
(b) Love.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Disbelief.

15. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?
(a) Parenting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Activism.
(d) Banking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with Susie Parish?

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about moving to Albany when Franklin Roosevelt won his first race?

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

4. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?

5. What words did Eleanor Roosevelt use to describe her looks?

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