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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna complain to Eleanor about in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The amount of time Eleanor spends out of the house.
(b) Sara.
(c) Giving up her room to Mr. Howe.
(d) The rearranging of the furniture.

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

3. Which character believes that FDR's destiny is in politics?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Edward.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Mr. Howe.

4. Which character describes FDR as having "the body of a bull - disposition of a lamb?"
(a) Sara.
(b) Dr. Bennett.
(c) Mr. Howe.
(d) Eleanor.

5. Which character is dressed as an Indian at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Elliott.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) FDR.

6. What is FDR wearing when he leaves Campobello?
(a) Pajamas covered by a plain dark-blue robe.
(b) Pajamas covered by brown blanket.
(c) Pajama bottoms and a button-down dress shirt.
(d) A dark-blue serge suit.

7. Which one of FDR's children desperately wants to be recognized as an adult?
(a) Franklin Jr.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Elliott.

8. 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.

9. Who is assigned the title role in the evening's play reading?
(a) Marie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Jimmy.

10. Which character comforts Jimmy about FDR's condition at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Sara.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Missy.
(d) Louis Howe.

11. Which character is described at the best progressive in the country?
(a) James M. Cox.
(b) FDR.
(c) Warren G. Harding.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

12. Who writes FDR's speeches?
(a) Missy.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) FDR.
(d) Mr. Howe.

13. Why does FDR feel lonely in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He cannot be involved in other people's lives.
(b) None of his friends visit.
(c) Eleanor spends most of her day at social clubs.
(d) The children are away at school.

14. Why does FDR practice crawling?
(a) He fears being trapped by a house fire.
(b) He is tired of relying on others.
(c) It is the fastest way for him to move.
(d) He is bored.

15. In the opening of Act 1, Scene 1, where has FDR been all day?
(a) Outside playing with his children.
(b) In his office.
(c) Hunting.
(d) At the country club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news bothers FDR as he reads the paper in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. According to FDR, what has given him strength through his illness?

3. What does Eleanor not want her children to see?

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

5. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?

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