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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 was Theodore supporting in the Presidential bid when he went to Chicago?

2. About how many students were attending school with Theodore?

3. Theodore had little interest in what?

4. What did Theodore keep at Harvard that few could afford to?

5. What was Theodore and Alice's baby named?

Short Essay Questions

1. What post was Theodore nominated for? What happened? Who did he become engaged to? Why was the family taken back by this?

2. What was the Cigar Bill? How was Theodore involved with this bill?

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

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

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

6. What did Theodore do at the convention? What was the outcome?

7. How did Theodore define a ranchman? Did Theodore fit this definition?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the events and activities of the Republican National Conventions that Theodore Sr. and Theodore Jr. participated in. How did the father and son respond to the conventions and the nominees? Include specific information from the book in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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