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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Howe drink in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A soft drink.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Scotch.

2. What does the Roosevelt family plan to read after dinner in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) "Green Grow the Lilacs."
(b) "Invictus."
(c) "As You Like It."
(d) The newspaper.

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

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

5. Why can't FDR wear his leg braces?
(a) They don't fit under his trousers.
(b) They don't fit.
(c) One of the straps is broken.
(d) They are painful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do the children cheer for at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Why does Mr. Lassiter oppose Al Smith's bid for president?

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?

5. What does FDR claim is Mr. Howe's first love?

(see the answer key)

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