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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 modest claim does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt made about her work as First Lady?

2. What did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt do at the Harvard-Yale game?

3. How long did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt keep their engagement a secret?

4. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?

5. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Allenswood like?

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

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

6. Describe Eleanor's relationship with Sarah Roosevelt.

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

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

9. How did Eleanor Roosevelt meet and begin to spend time with Franklin Roosevelt?

10. What was the Secret Service's problem with Eleanor Roosevelt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What was the effect of Eleanor Roosevelt's looks on her life story and personality? Were her plain looks an advantage or a disadvantage? How did she approach her looks differently as she developed as a person?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of 'Eleanor Roosevelt'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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