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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. Roscoe Conkling wanted to run for what office?

2. When did the Roosevelts return to the United States?

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

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

5. What type of business did James and Irvine have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Theodore do while the family was still abroad?

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

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

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

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

8. Where did the family go in 1872? Why did they leave New York? What did Teedie do on the trip?

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

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

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 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

Which family member do you think had the greatest influence on Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.? Why? What did Theodore learn from this person? What did he try to imitate about the person?

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