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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?
(a) A financial crisis.
(b) A divorce.
(c) A needy personality.
(d) A broken ankle.

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

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

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

5. What did Anna Roosevelt die of?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Polio.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eleanor give up at Sara's insistence?

2. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?

3. Why did Franklin propose to Eleanor, according to Freedman?

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

5. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's family background.

2. Describe the scene when Franklin Roosevelt proposed to Eleanor.

3. What was the effect of Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's beauty?

4. What were the problems in the Roosevelt household?

5. What deaths did Eleanor Roosevelt encounter as a childhood?

6. What does Freedman tell us, in the opening chapter, about Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood?

7. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's first engagement.

8. How did Franklin Roosevelt's mother react to news of the engagement?

9. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt when her husband was running for President?

10. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to her father's death?

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