View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eleanor took part in an exchange program, where did she go?

2. Whom did Eleanor visit when she was in Yugoslavia?

3. How long did Eleanor serve at the UN?

4. What did Eleanor consider more important than her work on the General Assembly?

5. What year did Eleanor meet Princess Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Franklin's death foreshadowed in Chapter 27?

2. Where was Eleanor and what was she doing when the news of Pearl Harbor breaks?

3. How did Eleanor feel about being the only female delegate on the UN General Assembly?

4. What was Eleanor's impression of the refugee camps in the Middle East?

5. Do you think Eleanor traveled too much in the years following Franklin's death? Describe why.

6. How did Franklin eventually earn Stalin's respect and trust?

7. Describe the process of approving the International Bill of Rights.

8. Describe Eleanor's reasoning for separating from the youth organizations she was involved with in 1939 and 1940.

9. Describe how Eleanor became involved in the United Nations.

10. What differences between life in the East and West did Eleanor notice after visiting Yalta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 674 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample