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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. How did Eleanor Roosevelt say Mlle. Souvestre affected her?

2. What holiday did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt marry on?

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

4. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Allenswood like?

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

3. Describe the rules that applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's courtship.

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

5. What did Franklin Roosevelt see in Eleanor--what did he tell her when his proposal surprised her?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What can Eleanor Roosevelt's life teach us, about how to live? What moral does Freedman extract from her life, and what other morals might it teach?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of 'Eleanor Roosevelt'. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What were the most important influences on Eleanor Roosevelt's life and development, and how did people or events shape her? How did she exert influences on other people in turn?

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