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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. What important conference does Roosevelt attend in January of 1945?

2. Which people were kept in internment camps in America during the war?

3. What is Roosevelt doing when he collapses?

4. What torments Eleanor at the beginning of Chapter 22?

5. Whose arrest added to the encouraging war news from abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite the devastation of war, what encouraging things did Eleanor witness when visiting England in the fall of 1942?

2. What was the relationship between Franklin and Lucy Mercer after he was President?

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

4. What became of the Roosevelts' closest companions after the Roosevelt White House years?

5. What did Eleanor do with her life after Franklin's death?

6. What was the nature of Eleanor's trip to the South Pacific in 1943?

7. What was the nature of Eleanor's identity crisis after the election of 1944?

8. What do some historians contend about Roosevelt's performance at Yalta in light of his failing health?

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

10. What was Eleanor's perspective on the Japanese internment camps in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the "good cop, bad cop" method of politics played by the Roosevelts. How was Eleanor's shedding light on difficult topics good for FDR even though he chose not to engage most of the time for fear of alienating big constituencies?

Essay Topic 2

Franklin Roosevelt suffered from a paralytic disease most consider to have been polio. What personal and professional obstacles did this disease present for him? How did he overcome them? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Franklin Roosevelt was very popular for his fireside chats which forged a bond with him and the American people. Explain how Roosevelt was able to capitalize on the technology of the day to create these innovative programs. How has technology changed in the 60+ years since Roosevelt's presidency? What is President Obama's version of a fireside chat using current technology?

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