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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 refugee camps did Eleanor visit in 1952?

2. Eleanor also served as a member of the Commission of what?

3. What did Eleanor think is the cause of the problems she sees in Moscow?

4. Who invited Eleanor to Morocco?

5. What was Eleanor's impression of the changes in Moscow that took place over one year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Franklin's death and funeral.

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

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

7. What was Eleanor's impression of Yugoslavia and President Tito?

8. Describe Eleanor's trip to the Pacific.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Franklin's death, what organizations did Eleanor become involved with? Which of these do you think had the biggest impact on her personal development?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor indicated that setting in terms of the United States during WWII was significant to her experiences as a first lady. Describe what she said about this particular setting and what role place and time play in Eleanor's experiences as conveyed in the book.

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