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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. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt speaking for in her talks?

2. How does Freedman characterize conversations at the White House?

3. What was Eleanor's position at the Women's Democratic News?

4. What did Eleanor attribute to Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read?

5. What was Franklin Roosevelt's reaction to his paralysis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the crisis surrounding Lucy Mercer.

2. Describe Eleanor's experience teaching at the Todhunter school.

3. How would Eleanor go about trying to influence the President on issues she had feelings about?

4. Why did Franklin Roosevelt end up taking a third term as President?

5. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's death.

6. Describe Eleanor's relationship with the black community.

7. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's part in the National Youth Administration?

8. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's progress from paralyzed New York politician to candidate for President.

9. How did her husband's loss in 1920 affect Eleanor Roosevelt's political activities?

10. How did Eleanor Roosevelt's role change in Franklin's second term as President?

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

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

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

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