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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 was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?

2. What does Freedman say the Secret Service gave Eleanor Roosevelt?

3. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt's voice changed during her tenure as First Lady?

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

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt when Franklin proposed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's family background.

2. What were the problems in the Roosevelt household?

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

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

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

6. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

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

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

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

10. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's first experience in politics.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How has Eleanor Roosevelt changed what it means to be First Lady? How have First Ladies since Eleanor Roosevelt built upon her legacy?

Essay Topic 3

How has feminism changed since Eleanor Roosevelt? How does modern feminism bear the imprint of Eleanor Roosevelt's work in the 1920s and 1930s?

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