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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. Which character was once assistant secretary of the Navy?
(a) FDR.
(b) Mr. Howe.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Edward.

2. How are Eleanor and the children leaving Campobello?
(a) On a train.
(b) In the family car.
(c) On a boat.
(d) In a small private plane.

3. What does Eleanor not want her children to see?
(a) Her crying.
(b) FDR being carried out of the house on a stretcher.
(c) The newspaper article.
(d) The doctor's written diagnosis.

4. Which two characters argue about FDR's future at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Sara and Mr. Howe.
(b) Eleanor and Mr. Howe.
(c) Anna and Eleanor.
(d) Sara and Eleanor.

5. What is FDR wearing when he leaves Campobello?
(a) Pajamas covered by a plain dark-blue robe.
(b) A dark-blue serge suit.
(c) Pajamas covered by brown blanket.
(d) Pajama bottoms and a button-down dress shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is described at the best progressive in the country?

2. Which parts of FDR's body are obviously still paralyzed at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What does the family first believe was the cause of FDR's discomfort?

4. What diagnosis does the first specialist in Act 1, Scene 2, give for FDR's condition?

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, which character does FDR ask to come to the hospital on Thursday morning?

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