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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. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
2. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's voice changed during her tenure as First Lady?
3. What title was Eleanor Roosevelt unofficially given, according to Freedman?
4. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
5. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with her mother-in-law affected her?
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. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt when her husband was running for President?
4. Describe the rules that applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's courtship.
5. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to her father's death?
6. Describe the difficulties Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had scheduling a wedding.
7. What did Franklin Roosevelt see in Eleanor--what did he tell her when his proposal surprised her?
8. Why wasn't Eleanor Roosevelt looking forward to her coming out?
9. What deaths did Eleanor Roosevelt encounter as a childhood?
10. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's entrance into charity work.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the role of Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis in Eleanor Roosevelt's life? Would she have been the Eleanor Roosevelt we know now if her husband had been able-bodied?
Essay Topic 2
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 3
Was Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage the ideal marriage for the number of obligations they had, as President and First Lady? Did it help that they weren't passionate or intimate with each other? Did Lucy Mercer do Eleanor Roosevelt a favor, or did she ruin her life?
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