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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Theodore first saw his new house, what surprised him?
(a) Its closeness to Central Park
(b) Its size
(c) Its ugliness
(d) Its location

2. How did Theodore feel about the nomination?
(a) Happy because he believed the best choice was made
(b) Depressed that he didn't like the choice
(c) Satisfied that it wasn't the person he didn't want elected
(d) Angry that it wasn't his candidate

3. Theodore, Sr. was appointed to what post?
(a) House of Representatives
(b) U.S. Senate
(c) New York's Governor
(d) New York Customhouse

4. What kind of specimens did Teedie collect on the trip abroad?
(a) Butterflies
(b) Lizards
(c) Turtles
(d) Birds

5. Where did Bamie go when war broke out between France and Prussia?
(a) Brussels
(b) England
(c) New York
(d) Rome

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the family put on the back piazza?

2. What word best describes Ellie as a child?

3. How old was Theodore when he first met Mittie?

4. Which of the following did the boys climb?

5. What illness did Teedie suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nomination was Theodore given? How did he feel about this? What prevented his appointment?

2. How did Theodore, Sr. become involved in the politics in New York?

3. Where did Theodore stay while at Harvard? What was included in letters home to family members?

4. Where did the family go in the summer of 1871 and 1872? What did they do while they were there?

5. How did people deal with asthma at the time that Teedie lived? What did the family use to try to control or stop the attacks?

6. What trip did the family leave on? Where did they go first? Why did they go there?

7. What was Mittie like? Describe her personality and appearance.

8. What was Mittie's life like before she married Theodore? Where did she grow up? How did she meet Theodore?

9. What did Theodore do at the convention? What was the outcome?

10. Where did the best times for the family occur? What made this the place of the best times?

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