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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How often did Roosevelt deliver his fireside chats?
(a) Every week
(b) About twice a year
(c) Every month
(d) Once a year

3. Which important Roosevelt family member dies at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Sara Roosevelt
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt
(c) Teddy Roosevelt
(d) Elliott Roosevelt

4. What does Churchill write to Roosevelt in November of 1940?
(a) The British army was going to surrender
(b) The British government needed money
(c) The King had died
(d) The British navy was larger than ever

5. With whom do the Roosevelts spend Christmas of 1941?
(a) Missy LeHand
(b) Queen Elizabeth
(c) The Churchills
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Roosevelt ask Congress?

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

3. What is the name of the cottage built for Eleanor on the Hyde Park estate?

4. What is the problem occurring on American soil in May of 1940?

5. With what disease is Franklin stricken?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is notable about Roosevelt and Churchill's first meeting?

2. What were the political implications of Roosevelt's running for a third term as president?

3. What was a fireside chat?

4. Name Roosevelt's "Four Essential Freedoms" as outlined in a State of the Union address.

5. What is Eleanor's heritage?

6. In what way does Eleanor find some purpose in her life mid-1940?

7. What is important about the date of May 9, 1940, in the life of Franklin Roosevelt?

8. Who was Lorena Hickok?

9. What was the nature of Eleanor's childhood?

10. Explain the challenges and circumstances facing Roosevelt in the matter of reinstating a military draft in 1940.

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