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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Roosevelt ask Congress?
(a) A wartime budget approval
(b) Increased draft measures
(c) A declaration of war
(d) 50,000 airplanes

2. What is the problem occurring on American soil in May of 1940?
(a) The railroad system is failing
(b) The Great Depression is in its tenth year
(c) The labor unions are all threatening to strike
(d) Yankee Stadium is closed for repairs

3. To which of her children did Eleanor become closest?
(a) Elliott
(b) Ann
(c) James
(d) Sara

4. At what age did Roosevelt leave for boarding school?
(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 12
(d) 9

5. Who was Lorene Hickok?
(a) Eleanor's social secretary
(b) A newswoman and close friend of Eleanor's
(c) Franklin's personal secretary
(d) The Roosevelt children's governess

6. What happened on December 7, 1941?
(a) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
(b) Franklin suffered a stroke
(c) Eleanor divorced Franklin
(d) Franklin's mother died

7. What city did the Germans capture on June 14, 1940?
(a) Dunkirk
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) Normandy

8. What became prevalent in America in 1941?
(a) New Deal jobs
(b) Prohibition
(c) Television
(d) Labor strikes

9. Who was Eleanor's mother?
(a) Tippy
(b) Ellen
(c) Anna
(d) Louise

10. How old was Eleanor when her mother died?
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 21
(d) 3

11. What did average Americans collect to help the war effort?
(a) Rubber
(b) Sugar
(c) Scrap metal
(d) Stamps

12. Who does Franklin make a trip to see in Warm Springs, Georgia?
(a) The governor
(b) His uncle
(c) Eleanor
(d) Missy LeHand

13. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's opinion on money spent on war?
(a) It is a necessary evil
(b) It could be put to better use to help people in need
(c) There should be a cap on it
(d) It should be increased to meet the escalating need

14. This chapter focuses on Franklin's ______________________________.
(a) Yachting trips
(b) Trips to Warm Springs
(c) Diagnosis of polio
(d) Nomination for a third term as President

15. What demeanor was Roosevelt encouraged to develop as a child?
(a) Optimistic
(b) Petulant
(c) Nonchalant
(d) Aggressive

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Missy LeHand?

2. In what incident did Eleanor get involved in Virginia?

3. In addition to Civil Rights, Eleanor also worked for _________________________.

4. What does Roosevelt do for Missy?

5. Where was the New York City apartment maintained by Eleanor Roosevelt?

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