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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. How did the social structure in Washington change after the war began?

2. With whom did Eleanor travel during holidays when she was in boarding school?

3. What position did Eleanor take on WWI?

4. What did Franklin think about his wife's advice regarding politics?

5. Who died at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Franklin's vice-presidential nomination affect Eleanor?

2. Eleanor's role as a mother and wife changed a bit during WWI. What did she see as her main duties?

3. Rather than being in public office throughout most of the 1920's, what was Franklin doing instead?

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

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

6. Describe the process of how Franklin was elected governor of New York, including the Democratic Convention.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt"? Why would Eleanor choose to write the book in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and information presented in the chapters?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the loss of Eleanor's parents at a relatively early age may have had an impact on her? If so, how do you think it would have affected her life and the content she included in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Eleanor include specific details about her wedding to Franklin in her book? What do you think she was trying to communicate to readers about her early relationship with Franklin by doing so?

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