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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. Where did Mittie take Teedie to help his asthma?

2. Asthma attacks, in general, frequently occur when during the day?

3. Teedie attended which university?

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

5. In the summer of 1872, Teedie received what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Theodore go to war? How did he get out of serving? How did he feel about this?

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

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

4. What happened to Theodore after the failed nomination?

5. How did Theodore try to help Teedie with his asthma? Did the plan work?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did Theodore's time at Harvard transform him? What was he like before? What changes happened to him at Harvard? Do you think the changes were good ones? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the Civil War difficult for the Roosevelt family? What regrets did they have? How did the various members deal with the Civil War and the tensions that it created for the family?

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