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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city did the Roosevelts move in 1913?
(a) Albany.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Savannah.
(d) New York City.

2. What didn't Eleanor consent to, as First Lady?
(a) Pictures taken of her children.
(b) Secret Service protection.
(c) Alcohol in the White House.
(d) Fine clothes.

3. Whom does Eleanor introduce at the beginning of her book?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her grandparents.

4. What did Franklin do after losing the vice presidential election?
(a) Decided to run for president.
(b) Formed a law firm.
(c) Spent more time with his family.
(d) Started an accounting practice.

5. After the vice presidential election, where did the Roosevelts move?
(a) Campobello.
(b) Washington.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

6. Which of the following was not a type of lesson Eleanor took?
(a) Sewing lessons.
(b) Sports lessons.
(c) French lessons.
(d) Dancing lessons.

7. Where did Eleanor work after leaving school?
(a) A law office.
(b) An elementary school.
(c) YWCA.
(d) The Junior League.

8. Whose house did the Roosevelts move into in 1913?
(a) Aunt Bye's.
(b) Aunt Pussie's.
(c) Theodore's.
(d) Bart's.

9. Why did Eleanor feel uncomfortable at parties?
(a) Everyone would stare at her and Franklin.
(b) She couldn't dance and felt awkward around boys.
(c) She felt she was too short.
(d) She hated dresses.

10. What did Franklin need in order to walk?
(a) Braces and crutches.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Medication.
(d) Eleanor's arm.

11. Where did Eleanor attend boarding school at the age of 15?
(a) New York City.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

12. Why didn't the Roosevelts return from their summer vacation on time?
(a) An epidemic of infant paralysis.
(b) It was too dangerous to travel during the war.
(c) Eleanor fell ill.
(d) Franklin broke his leg.

13. With whom did Eleanor work on the League of Women Voters?
(a) Dorothea Dix.
(b) Jane Addams.
(c) Gloria Steinem.
(d) Elizabeth Read.

14. Where did the Roosevelts spend election night of 1932?
(a) Boston.
(b) California.
(c) New York City.
(d) The White House.

15. How long was Eleanor's campaign trip with Franklin in 1920?
(a) One hundred days.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Eleanor when Uncle Ted died?

2. How did Eleanor feel in public situations in the early part of her marriage?

3. Which of her children did Eleanor have the most difficulty sending to boarding school?

4. For what publication did Eleanor write a weekly column?

5. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?

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