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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) Summer of 1921.
(b) Fall of 1924.
(c) Winter of 1923.
(d) Spring of 1922.

2. Why does Missy chase the children away from Eleanor at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) FDR wants to see Eleanor.
(b) Eleanor is crying.
(c) She knows that Eleanor is exhausted.
(d) She needs to speak to Eleanor in private.

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

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

5. What does Sara plan to discuss with FDR at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Plans to move the family to Ontario.
(b) His behavior around the children.
(c) His involvement in politics.
(d) His crawling.

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

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

8. In Act 1, Scene 3, which character does FDR ask to come to the hospital on Thursday morning?
(a) Mr. Howe.
(b) Missy.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Jimmy.

9. What news bothers FDR as he reads the paper in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The high unemployment figures.
(b) The price of oil.
(c) The high crime rate.
(d) Germany's troop movements.

10. In Act 1, Scene 2, when does the family expect to be able to move FDR to a hospital?
(a) In a few days.
(b) In two to three months.
(c) In two to three weeks.
(d) After six weeks.

11. How many daughters does FDR have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) None.

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

13. Whom does Eleanor fire in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Missy.
(b) Mr. Howe.
(c) The maid.
(d) Edward.

14. What language does Marie primarily speak in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What plan does Mr. Howe devise to prevent reporters from seeing FDR on a stretcher?

2. What does FDR want to do before he leaves?

3. What household item has been used in the construction of FDR's wheelchair?

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

5. Why can't FDR wear his leg braces?

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