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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sends a letter that brightens FDR's mood in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Dr. Bennett.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Warren G. Harding.
(d) James M. Cox.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, how does FDR retrieve stamps that have fallen on the floor?
(a) He has trained Duffy to retrieve dropped items.
(b) He calls Eleanor.
(c) He buzzes for Missy.
(d) Using a gadget with an extension arm.

4. Which two characters argue about FDR's future at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Eleanor and Mr. Howe.
(b) Sara and Eleanor.
(c) Sara and Mr. Howe.
(d) Anna and Eleanor.

5. Where is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) At the Roosevelt summer home in Canada.
(d) The living room of the Roosevelt's New York house.

6. When is Act 2, Scene 1 set?
(a) Winter of 1923
(b) Spring of 1922.
(c) Fall of 1924.
(d) Summer of 1921.

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

8. Who told FDR, "It is only once in a generation that a people can be lifted above material things."
(a) James M. Cox.
(b) Warren G. Harding.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Louie Howe.

9. How many sons does FDR have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

10. Why does Mr. Howe encourage Missy to pretend that everything is normal around FDR?
(a) The doctor recommended humoring him.
(b) A nurse recommended humoring him.
(c) No one wants to upset FDR.
(d) FDR wants everyone to believe that he will be well again.

11. What diagnosis does the first specialist in Act 1, Scene 2, give for FDR's condition?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) A clot on the spinal cord.
(c) A pulled muscle.
(d) Pneumonia.

12. How are Eleanor and the children leaving Campobello?
(a) On a train.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In the family car.
(d) In a small private plane.

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

14. Where is FDR being transported to in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) New York.
(b) Hyde Park.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grace?

2. What does Anna complain to Eleanor about in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Eleanor vow to never do again?

4. Since FDR cannot travel easily, what does Mr. Howe recommend he do to stay in touch with the public?

5. Why does FDR feel lonely in Act 2, Scene 1?

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