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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what does Eleanor vow to never do again?
(a) Leave her husband alone.
(b) Cry in front of the children.
(c) Jump at a man's call.
(d) Read the newspaper.

5. Which character nervously fiddles with FDR's hat in Act 1, Scene 3, before handing it to him?
(a) Mr. Howe.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Anna.
(d) Missy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does not want FDR to be involved in politics?

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

3. How does FDR plan on going up the stairs at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Who is Harding?

5. What does FDR receive from Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Woodrow Wilson's letter affect FDR?

2. Describe the family's evening entertainment in Act 1, Scene 1.

3. Describe FDR and Mr. Howe's relationship.

4. What does FDR comment about as he reads the paper in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. How does FDR respond to Mr. Lassiter in Act 3, Scene 1?

6. What opinion does FDR have of Al Smith?

7. Why does FDR tell Missy to change his membership status at the Golf Club?

8. What meaning does the poem "Invictus" have for FDR?

9. What different diagnoses are given for FDR's condition?

10. How does FDR's physical infirmity begin in Act 1, Scene 1?

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