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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Act 2, Scene 2, set?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) The Polo Grounds.
(c) At the Roosevelts' summer home in Canada.
(d) The Roosevelts' New York house.

2. Which controversial organization does William McAdoo support?
(a) Movement for a Democratic Society.
(b) The Ku Klux Klan.
(c) ACORN.
(d) The League of Nations.

3. Why isn't there a phone in the house?
(a) The house is too far away from the main town.
(b) The phone had not been invented yet.
(c) FDR did not wish to have a phone installed.
(d) Phone service was not available in Canada until after WWII.

4. What household item has been used in the construction of FDR's wheelchair?
(a) A kitchen chair.
(b) The frame of a rocking chair.
(c) A small end table.
(d) A sofa cushion.

5. How does Al Smith react to Missy's offer of a drink in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He smiles and quietly asks for vermouth.
(b) He reminds her alcohol is illegal and orders coffee.
(c) He reminds her alcohol is illegal and orders a Scotch.
(d) He is offended and reprimands her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Al Smith want FDR to do for him?

2. What has happened to Bourke Cockran in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. How had Mr. Lassiter first contacted FDR?

4. Which two characters argue about FDR's future at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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