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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 go to have a secret meeting with Churchill?

2. How long did Eleanor serve at the UN?

3. According to Eleanor, did Franklin want to run for a third term?

4. In 1948, whose statue was unveiled in England?

5. In what month during 1944 did the Allied invasion of Europe begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Eleanor's work with the UN impact her interest in the Soviet Union?

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

4. Describe Eleanor's interactions with the King and Queen of Greece.

5. What was Eleanor's life like at Hyde Park after Franklin died?

6. How did Eleanor react to adjusting to a life without Franklin?

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

8. What is your impression of how Eleanor dealt with being First Lady during an international war?

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

10. Recount Eleanor's visit to London during WWII explaining what her aunt remarked on after her visit with the royal family.

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

Summarize Eleanor's family of origin. Why would Eleanor include these chapters in her book? What information did she give about her mother, father, and siblings?

Essay Topic 3

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

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