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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 topic became of supreme interest for Eleanor?

2. Who led a miners' strike in June of 1943?

3. What did Eleanor realize other women could give Franklin that she could not?

4. For what does Eleanor lobby in the summer and fall of 1944?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain the GI Bill.

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

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

7. Explain the role that Anna Roosevelt plays in her parents' lives at the beginning of 1944.

8. How did Eleanor come to terms with her husband's infidelities over the years?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Lend-Lease program was one of Roosevelt's ingenious solutions to a difficult problem. In what other ways did Roosevelt show creativity in governing the country? In his personal life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Despite their marriage problems and some political disagreements, Eleanor was a huge attribute to Franklin's career. Name some ways that Eleanor helped Franklin in his campaigns and during his presidency.

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor faced the challenge of being both a First Lady with strong objectives as well as a mother of five children. Which job suited her better? At which job was she more successful? In which job did she enjoy more satisfaction? Explain.

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