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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 Harding?
(a) FDR's political adviser.
(b) FDR's personal secretary.
(c) The caretaker of the Roosevelts' summer home .
(d) The current president of the United States in Act 1, Scene 1.

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

3. Which relative has Granny gone to see?
(a) Aunt Ida.
(b) Uncle Howe.
(c) Cousin Muriel.
(d) Cousin Louis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of Act 1, Scene 1, where has FDR been all day?

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

3. Who is Duffy?

4. Which character describes FDR as having "the body of a bull - disposition of a lamb?"

5. When is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

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