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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. Where did Eleanor teach for a short while?
2. What did Eleanor and Franklin always have together after she returned from a trip?
3. Who else was on the Roosevelts' ship when they sailed home?
4. Where did Eleanor work after leaving school?
5. In Chapter 7, what position was Franklin appointed to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Eleanor's description of when Franklin won the presidential election?
2. In what capacity was Eleanor working as a journalist during the 1930's?
3. How much of Eleanor's advice do you think Franklin took seriously? Why do you think that?
4. What sorts of travel experiences did Eleanor have as a young girl?
5. Rather than being in public office throughout most of the 1920's, what was Franklin doing instead?
6. How did Eleanor become aware at a young age that there is much suffering in the world?
7. How was Eleanor introduced to politics? What was her attitude toward them at first?
8. Eleanor's role as a mother and wife changed a bit during WWI. What did she see as her main duties?
9. What sorts of activities did Eleanor become involved in when the family moved to New York?
10. Describe Eleanor's opinion of Secret Service protection.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several humorous anecdotes Eleanor included in her book. Identify at least two of these instances and describe why Eleanor may have communicated an idea using an anecdote in this particular situation.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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