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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. In what condition is the White House when the Trumans move in?
(a) Practically vacant
(b) A little shoddy
(c) Dirty and rundown
(d) Pristine and gleaming

2. Where do Roosevelt and Churchill hold secret talks in January of 1943?
(a) Casablanca
(b) Montreal
(c) Blair House
(d) The White House

3. To whom does Eleanor give a tour of the White House?
(a) Margaret Truman
(b) Bess and Margaret Truman
(c) Bess Truman
(d) Harry and Bess Truman

4. Who arranges and pays for a portrait of Roosevelt?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt
(b) Lucy Mercer
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Missy LeHand

5. What strikes Eleanor upon her return trip?
(a) Anxiety
(b) Cancer
(c) Fatigue
(d) Depression

Short Answer Questions

1. In September of 1942 Franklin and Eleanor take a two-week trip to _______________________________.

2. What was the Swan Island Day Care Center?

3. What does Eleanor visit on the Gila River in Arizona?

4. Who was Fala?

5. Which one of the Roosevelt children takes over the running of a Seattle newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the agenda for each of the "Big Three" leaders at the Yalta Conference?

2. Explain the Smith-Connally Act.

3. What happened in the aftermath of Franklin's death?

4. What is the state of the Roosevelts' marriage by the end of 1944?

5. What is the state of Roosevelt's health during the 1944 campaign and to what extent did the American people know about his health?

6. What were the circumstances surrounding Franklin's death?

7. Explain the role of antisemitism in Americans turning away shiploads of European refugees in 1942?

8. Explain the contrasts in Franklin and Eleanor's personalities that ultimately made their marriage troublesome.

9. What was the state of Franklin's health in 1944?

10. Explain the GI Bill.

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