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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 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) Sara distracts the reporters with an interview as the family leaves.
(c) FDR and his family leave using different forms of transportation.
(d) Mr. Howe is leaving in the car while the family takes the train.

2. Which character is asked to read FDR's speeches on his behalf?
(a) James M. Cox.
(b) Mr. Howe.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Eleanor.

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

4. Where is Eleanor going in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) To get the newspapers.
(b) To speak with a lawyer.
(c) To have tea with Al Smith's wife.
(d) To make political speeches on FDR's behalf.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?
(a) Sing songs from "Show Boat."
(b) Read one of Ibsen's plays.
(c) Re-enact "Green Grow the Lilacs."
(d) Read the play "Julius Caesar."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Eleanor get a private nurse to tend FDR?

2. Which of FDR's children is present in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Which famous sports figure supports Al Smith?

4. What does Mr. Lassiter represent?

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, where does FDR decide to display the gift he has been given?

(see the answer key)

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