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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 did Franklin need in order to walk?

2. How old was Eleanor when Franklin proposed to her?

3. What did the Roosevelts create that promoted employment?

4. From what did Ellie die?

5. In what sort of institution did Eleanor's father spend time in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What view did Eleanor have of World War I? How do readers know?

2. Describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological parents.

3. In what capacity was Eleanor working as a journalist during the 1930's?

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

5. Describe Eleanor's "coming out" as a debutante..

6. What description does Eleanor give about Campobello?

7. Describe Eleanor's opinion of Secret Service protection.

8. Eleanor and Franklin were cousins. During the early 1900's, how socially acceptable was the practice of dating and marrying a cousin?

9. Summarize Eleanor's first ten years of marriage. What were her main duties?

10. How did Eleanor become aware at a young age that there is much suffering in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor indicated that setting in terms of the United States during WWII was significant to her experiences as a first lady. Describe what she said about this particular setting and what role place and time play in Eleanor's experiences as conveyed in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the difference between denotation and connotation. How does this related to the word "wife" in terms of Eleanor's book?

Essay Topic 3

What role did less well-known people play in Eleanor's book? What advantages and disadvantages were there to having so many people in this book? Would you have preferred that Eleanor included fewer people? Why?

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