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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. In 1916, where did the Roosevelts spend the summer?

2. While Franklin toured Latin America, what was Eleanor doing?

3. Did Eleanor actively campaign in Franklin's campaign for re-election in 1936?

4. From what did Ellie die?

5. Where did Eleanor go after finishing school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of activities did Eleanor become involved in when the family moved to New York?

2. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

3. How did the relationship between Eleanor and Franklin evolve?

4. Describe Eleanor and Franklin's wedding.

5. What description does Eleanor give about Campobello?

6. How was Eleanor introduced to politics? What was her attitude toward them at first?

7. Describe Eleanor's feelings when her daughter, Anna, went to boarding school.

8. Eleanor states that she didn't like being separated from her children. Do you think this affected her duties as a politician's wife? Why?

9. What was Eleanor's description of when Franklin won the presidential election?

10. During her first years as First Lady, what seemed to have affected Eleanor the most as she made her trips around the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect did being part of the presidential family have on Eleanor's book? How did it add to the information in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think was Eleanor's main goal in writing this book? What did she want readers to take away from the book, or to understand better after reading it?

Essay Topic 3

Summarize Eleanor's family of origin. Why would Eleanor include these chapters in her book? What information did she give about her mother, father, and siblings?

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