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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Missy read to Mr. Howe in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The doctor's written diagnosis.
(b) The press release describing FDR's illness.
(c) The newspaper article describing FDR's illness.
(d) An excerpt from a medical journal.

2. What is the gluteus maximus?
(a) The name of FDR's favorite poem.
(b) The muscle running from the hips to the buttocks.
(c) A play the family reads in Act 2.
(d) A Latin word for paralysis.

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

4. Where is Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) Paris.

5. How is FDR leaving Campobello?
(a) In a small private plane.
(b) On a train.
(c) On a boat.
(d) In the family car.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 2, who attends the speech Eleanor has given?

4. Which character nervously fiddles with FDR's hat in Act 1, Scene 3, before handing it to him?

5. What is FDR wearing when he leaves Campobello?

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