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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Howe give up in order to assist FDR in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A lucrative job in Washington, D.C.
(b) A chance to work in Parliament.
(c) A family reunion.
(d) A family vacation.

2. How do the children feel about their father's condition in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Confident.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Pleased.

3. How many children do the Roosevelts have?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three months.

5. Why doesn't Eleanor get a private nurse to tend FDR?
(a) She fears FDR might fall again.
(b) None are available in the remote area.
(c) They are too expensive.
(d) She doesn't trust other women around FDR.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harding?

2. Which character comforts Jimmy about FDR's condition at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why had FDR been unable to hold a spoon?

4. What opinion does Sara have of Mr. Howe?

5. Which character does not want FDR to be involved in politics?

(see the answer key)

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