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

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

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

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

5. How did Sara Roosevelt's feelings change by the time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were married?
(a) She started to have doubts about Franklin as a husband.
(b) She came to adore Eleanor.
(c) She was less and less interested in the wedding.
(d) She was terrified that Eleanor was taking Franklin away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt used the thing the Secret Service gave her?

2. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?

3. Where did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt honeymoon?

4. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

5. How did Franklin Roosevelt describe Eleanor Roosevelt's eyes when they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eleanor's relationship with Sarah Roosevelt.

2. What was Franklin Roosevelt's next step in politics?

3. What was Mlle. Souvestre's role in Eleanor Roosevelt's life?

4. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's family background.

5. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the position of First Lady?

6. How did Eleanor like being a Senator's wife?

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

8. How did the role of First Lady change Eleanor Roosevelt?

9. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's first engagement.

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

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