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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. 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) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

2. Who is Babs?
(a) FDR's wife.
(b) FDR's personal secretary.
(c) FDR's political adviser.
(d) The Roosevelts' cook.

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?
(a) Re-enact "Green Grow the Lilacs."
(b) Read the play "Julius Caesar."
(c) Read one of Ibsen's plays.
(d) Sing songs from "Show Boat."

5. Where is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) At the Roosevelt summer home in Canada.
(b) The living room of the Roosevelt's New York house.
(c) Madison Square Garden.
(d) Hyde Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Which child is called "the runt" in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. How many daughters does FDR have?

4. What does Mr. Howe give up in order to assist FDR in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Where is Dr. Lovett's practice?

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