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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 Franklin recover in 1922?

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

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

4. How old was Anna when she was sent to boarding school?

5. Why did Eleanor feel uncomfortable at parties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the structure of social life change when the United States entered WWI?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What sorts of travel experiences did Eleanor have as a young girl?

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the way Eleanor addressed the role of women in her book. Why did she choose to address this topic in particular? Did you learn anything about the role of women that you didn't know before?

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