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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Sara give FDR before leaving for the stage in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Look the chairman straight in the eye.
(b) Speak out loudly and clearly.
(c) Don't look down.
(d) Focus on your goal.

2. How does FDR stop Anna's complaints in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He threatens to send her away to school.
(b) He bribes her.
(c) He tells her a story.
(d) He gives her the room she wants.

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

4. When is Act 2, Scene 2, set?
(a) Fall of 1924.
(b) Winter of 1923
(c) Late summer of 1929.
(d) Spring of 1924.

5. Which character enters frantically in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Daly.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Mr. Howe.
(d) Sara.

6. What state does the chairman of the convention represent?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Montana.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

7. Why does FDR chide Anna in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She argues with her mother.
(b) She barges in the room without knocking.
(c) She keeps asking for a new coat.
(d) She is complaining about trivial matters.

8. According to Al Smith, what is the first objective of a politician?
(a) To keep his head above water.
(b) To be elected.
(c) To make as few waves as possible.
(d) To fight for causes.

9. Which state yields to New York?
(a) Montana.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

10. What does Mr. Howe drink in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A soft drink.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Coffee.

11. What does Eleanor recommend for Mr. Howe's lingering cough?
(a) Lozenges.
(b) Incense.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) A steam tent.

12. Where is Act 2, Scene 2, set?
(a) At the Roosevelts' summer home in Canada.
(b) The Roosevelts' New York house.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) The Polo Grounds.

13. In Act 3, Scene 3, what request does the speaker make of the crowd?
(a) Pay your hotel bills.
(b) Pick up your mail.
(c) Pick up your messages at the front desk.
(d) Please sign all necessary documents before leaving.

14. Which two characters argue at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Sara and Mr. Howe.
(b) FDR and Sara.
(c) Anna and Eleanor.
(d) Mr. Howe and FDR.

15. What does Missy bring FDR at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A copy of the newspaper.
(b) A copy of his favorite poem.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) A portrait of himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which United States president did FDR meet as a child?

3. In Act 2, Scene 2, what does FDR claim to have learned during his illness?

4. How does FDR plan to stand without crutches?

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

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