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

2. Teedie changed what in his letters sent home to his family?

3. How much did Teedie weigh at the age of 17?

4. Who found Theodore charming and included him in her circle?

5. Theodore gave a speech from where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the trip like for the family? Where did they go?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How did Teedie's asthma affect both him and his family? Give specific examples from the book to support your answer. How did the family treat Teedie's illness?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the lives and activities of the two Roosevelt boys (Theodore and Elliott) and the two girls (Bamie and Corinne). What differences in their activities and the expectations that others had for them existed? Why do you think these differences were present?

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