3. Reformers wanted to stop which of the following people?
(a) Harry Truman
(b) Grant Gibson
(c) John Ericsson
(d) Roscoe Conkling

4. Which of the following did the boys climb?
(a) Mount Grant
(b) Mount Lafayette
(c) Mount McKinley
(d) Mount Oread

5. What was the family's main concern while the house was built?
(a) Finding money for other lodging
(b) Teedie's health
(c) Impending war with England
(d) Mittie's forgetfulness

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the family arrive in Paris?

2. When Theodore first saw his new house, what surprised him?

3. Who served as pastor to the family when they were out of the country?

4. Which day of the week in Victorian times had little or no play?

5. What did CVS Roosevelt give to Theodore, Sr. and his wife as a wedding gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Roosevelt house like? Describe what the house included and what it looked like.

2. Where did Theodore go? Who did he support? Who did he not support?

3. What does an asthmatic attack feel like for the individual? What happens during an attack?

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

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. How did the Civil War create tension in the family?

7. What was the Republican Reform Club interested in doing? How did Theodore feel about this?

8. What was the new house like? Why did the family move into it before it was finished?

9. What was Teedie like when he entered Harvard? What did he look like?

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

(see the answer keys)

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