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

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

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

4. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?
(a) He told her that it wouldn't be long before things improved.
(b) He told her to keep busy.
(c) He told her to speak up.
(d) He told her to just bear it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Franklin invite Eleanor to visit on weekends?

2. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's presence?

3. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?

4. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt doing before her husband ran for President?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the early years of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage.

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

3. Describe the difficulties Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had scheduling a wedding.

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

5. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's entrance into charity work.

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

7. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt asserted her independence as First Lady?

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

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

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

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