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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. In 1882, Theodore was made the Republican nominee for what?

2. What club did Elliott and Theodore start?

3. Where did Elliott go?

4. Who took over supervising the house at Oyster Bay?

5. Who did Theodore work to impeach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What influence did his father have on Theodore's life while he was at Harvard?

2. How did Theodore and Alice meet?

3. How did Theodore get involved in politics? Who supported this? Who did not?

4. What activities does Theodore become involved with in Chapter 13? What activities does he begin to give up?

5. What issue did Theodore become involved with during his first year? Why did Theodore push for this action? What eventually happened.

6. Who did Theodore support at the Republican National Convention? Who did he not want to get the nomination? Why?

7. What challenges were present in Theodore and Alice's relationship? How did Theodore overcome these?

8. What did Theodore do in the West? How did his business there end?

9. What happens to Mittie and Alice? What are they ill with?

10. What did Elliott do after he returned to New York from India? Where did he stay? Who did he meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What event(s) do you think was most important in Theodore, Jr.'s early life? Why? How did this event shape his personality, beliefs, or goals in life? Provide specific information from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What physical illnesses did various members of the Roosevelt family deal with? What effects did these illnesses have on the individuals and on the family? Who do you think was most successful at handling their illness?

Essay Topic 3

What events, people, or aspects of Theodore's life do you think helped prepare him to be President? How did these things help him? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer.

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