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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character was once assistant secretary of the Navy?

2. What does Eleanor hand to Missy in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Which character describes FDR as having "the body of a bull - disposition of a lamb?"

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

5. Which character is described at the best progressive in the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does FDR ask Missy to procure a blueprint of Madison Square Garden?

2. How does the crowd react to FDR in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. How does FDR interact with his children after his illness?

4. Why does FDR continue to conduct business throughout his illness?

5. What does the speaker in Act 3, Scene 3 yell at the delegates?

6. What is the significance of Sara's presence in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the settings of the play are designed to affect the mood of the drama. How do the characters' placement onstage (blocking) affect the mood of the play? What effects do the changes of environment have on the characters in the play, particularly in regard to FDR's recuperation? How do mood and setting help express the themes being presented as the scenes change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the balance between hope and despair evident in the play. How do the action and dialogue of the play affect that balance? How is the balance between hope and despair used to express the themes of the play? In the end, which emotion do the characters experience and why?

Essay Topic 3

To what higher purpose does FDR feel he is called? What role does FDR's paralysis play in his decision to follow his new purpose in life? What skills or virtues has he learned that will prepare him for his new purpose? How does FDR's new purpose affect the other characters?

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