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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 did the boys climb?

2. How did Theodore feel about the nomination?

3. When did many of Teedie's attacks happen?

4. What club did Theodore join?

5. Where did Bamie go when war broke out between France and Prussia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Teedie keep during the trip? How did he feel about the trip? Who remained in Europe after the family left for home?

5. How did Theodore deal with the depression? What did he turn his attention to?

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

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

8. Who was a part of the Roosevelt household in 1869? Include non-family members in your answer.

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

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

Describe the family dynamics in the Roosevelt family. What were the four children like? What challenges did the family face? How did they deal with these challenges?

Essay Topic 2

What was Theodore's connection to the West? How did he describe ranchmen? Do you think Theodore fit the criteria for ranchmen? Why or why not? What do you think Theodore liked about the West?

Essay Topic 3

What was Theodore, Jr. like as a child? What factors influenced his physical appearance and personality? What tactics did his family take to influence and improve Theodore? Give specific examples from the book.

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