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

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, which child is given a piggy-back ride up the stairs?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Elliott.
(d) Anna.

3. What does the family first believe was the cause of FDR's discomfort?
(a) The cold water.
(b) A pulled muscle.
(c) A cold.
(d) Arthritis.

4. What does FDR receive from Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A letter.
(b) A present.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A phone call.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Dr. Lovett's practice?

3. Which character comforts Jimmy about FDR's condition at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Why isn't there a phone in the house?

5. Which relative has Granny gone to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Mr. Lassiter's visit?

2. What is the significance of FDR's comment about taking his dog Duffy for a long run in the woods?

3. What is the significance of FDR changing into his leg braces in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. What does FDR mean in Act 1, Scene 1, when he asks Eleanor to keep him from "getting into deep water"?

5. How do the speakers on the platform gain the crowd's attention in Act 3, Scene 3?

6. How does Sara anger Mr. Howe in Act 1, Scene 2?

7. How does FDR's illness affect his body?

8. How does FDR use his creativity and industriousness to aid in his own recovery?

9. Describe FDR in Act 1, Scene 1.

10. Why does FDR refer to Jimmy as a "man of iron"?

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