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

2. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

3. Which character does Sara accuse of riding on FDR's coattails?
(a) Louis Howe.
(b) Dr. Lovett.
(c) Edward.
(d) Missy.

4. According to Mr. Howe in Act 2, Scene 2, whom does the Democratic Party consider to be their number one choice for governor?
(a) James M. Cox.
(b) Warren G. Harding.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) FDR.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?
(a) Sing songs from "Show Boat."
(b) Read one of Ibsen's plays.
(c) Re-enact "Green Grow the Lilacs."
(d) Read the play "Julius Caesar."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes FDR's speeches?

2. How are Eleanor and the children leaving Campobello?

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

4. What does Missy read to Mr. Howe in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who is Grace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is given to the press about FDR's condition in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

3. Why does Mr. Lassiter oppose Al Smith's bid for the presidency?

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

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

6. Describe Eleanor.

7. How does FDR's experience with polio affect his character?

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

9. What epiphany does FDR experience about his mother at the end of Act 2?

10. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does FDR suspect that the Democratic Party wants him to do?

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