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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Franklin Roosevelt on his way to, when Eleanor Roosevelt ran into him?

2. When was Eleanor Roosevelt's first child born?

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

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

5. In what way does Freedman say Franklin Roosevelt shocked his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What sadness waited for Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S. from London?

5. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Eleanor and Franklin's personalities?

6. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's first engagement.

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

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

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

10. Why wasn't Eleanor Roosevelt looking forward to her coming out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the health of the liberal legacy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt left us. How have the ideas they instituted in government fared? Are their ideals dead or alive today?

Essay Topic 2

In what role was Eleanor Roosevelt most comfortable and successful--Wife, partner, political speaker, charity worker, editor, mother, grandmother, etc? In what role was she least successful and happy?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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