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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Missy LeHand?
(a) FDR's political adviser.
(b) The Roosevelt's maid.
(c) FDR's private secretary.
(d) The caretaker of the Roosevelts' summer home .

2. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A sudden pain in his back.
(b) A sharp pain in his right leg.
(c) A throbbing headache.
(d) An attack of indigestion.

3. What does FDR want to do before he leaves?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Dictate a letter.
(c) Look around the room.
(d) Telephone his lawyer.

4. Why does Mr. Howe encourage Missy to pretend that everything is normal around FDR?
(a) The doctor recommended humoring him.
(b) FDR wants everyone to believe that he will be well again.
(c) No one wants to upset FDR.
(d) A nurse recommended humoring him.

5. Who is Eleanor?
(a) FDR's secretary.
(b) FDR's wife.
(c) FDR's mother.
(d) The Roosevelts' maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Eleanor and the children leaving Campobello?

2. How many children do the Roosevelts have?

3. What plan does Mr. Howe devise to prevent reporters from seeing FDR on a stretcher?

4. What does Eleanor not want her children to see?

5. What language does Granny encourage the children to speak?

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