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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. What plan does Mr. Howe devise to prevent reporters from seeing FDR on a stretcher?
(a) Missy is leaving in the car while the family boards a boat.
(b) Mr. Howe is leaving in the car while the family takes the train.
(c) FDR and his family leave using different forms of transportation.
(d) Sara distracts the reporters with an interview as the family leaves.

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

3. What does FDR claim is Mr. Howe's first love?
(a) The theater.
(b) Money.
(c) Politics.
(d) French.

4. How many sons does FDR have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor hand to Missy in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Where is Dr. Lovett's practice?

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

4. What does Missy read to Mr. Howe in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who is assigned the title role in the evening's play reading?

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