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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. What did Teedie often miss because of his attacks?

2. How many different hotels did the family stay in?

3. On what street did Theodore decide to build the new house?

4. What is the first stage of an attack?

5. What was the family's main concern while the house was built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illness did Teedie suffer from? How did it affect the family on the trip?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What changes were taking place in the family in the early 1870s?

7. What pattern did Teedie's attacks generally fall into? What might he have gained by this pattern?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Oyster Bay significant to the Roosevelt family? What events or activities did the family participate in here? How would the place remain special after the deaths of their parents? Give specific information from the book in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe what family life was like for the Roosevelts. Where did they travel to? What benefits were Theodore and Mittie able to offer their children? Do you think the family was a positive or negative one for the family members. Give specific information from the book to back up your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the events and activities of the Republican National Conventions that Theodore Sr. and Theodore Jr. participated in. How did the father and son respond to the conventions and the nominees? Include specific information from the book in your answer.

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