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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. Which of the following countries separated from India?

2. Who invited Eleanor to Morocco?

3. Where did Eleanor learn about Chinese propaganda against the UN?

4. Eleanor was elected into what position of her committee?

5. Which refugee camps did Eleanor visit in 1952?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Eleanor concerned about Americans' perceptions of the Soviet Union?

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

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

7. What changes did Eleanor notice in Franklin in March 1945?

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

9. Describe Eleanor's trip to the Pacific.

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

Eleanor revealed much about the effects of World War I on American families and societies. What did you learn from her book regarding the lasting effects on World War I?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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