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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. From what did Ellie die?

2. Where was the 1920 Democratic convention held?

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

4. How did Eleanor feel about being separated from her children?

5. What was Eleanor's impression of Puerto Rico?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do you think it was the hardest for Eleanor to send her youngest child to boarding school?

4. How did Eleanor's relationship with her mother-in-law change in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Eleanor and Franklin's wedding.

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

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

How did certain events in Eleanor's book evoke a climatic feeling? What is it about Franklin's death that evokes a sense of climax? Does it have anything to do with anticipation or what you already knew before you read Eleanor's book?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of juxtaposition in literature? Describe one discipline in Eleanor's book that you think is a good example of a juxtaposition of another discipline. Why do you think she may have presented concepts in her book this way?

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