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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the winter when Theodore Roosevelt was wooing Alice Lee, he took a vacation to what location in Maine, according to the author in Chapter 4, “The Swell in the Dog-Cart”?
(a) Portland, Maine.
(b) Island Falls, Maine.
(c) Lost Island, Maine.
(d) Beaverton, Maine.

2. In Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman,” the author states that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in pushing three pieces of legislations through, including a reform of what?
(a) New York City’s transportation system.
(b) New York City’s policemen.
(c) New York City’s ports.
(d) New York City's aldermen.

3. What was the name of Alice Lee’s father?
(a) James Williams Lee.
(b) George Michael Lee.
(c) George Cabot Lee.
(d) Abraham Lee.

4. Thomas Roosevelt’s family largely spent their summers at an estate located where?
(a) Oyster Bay, New York.
(b) Brighton Beach, New York.
(c) Coney Island, New York.
(d) Richfield Springs, New York.

5. Following the death of his wife and mother, Theodore Roosevelt sold his house and his mother’s and moved his daughter and her caretaker to a smaller place located where in New York City?
(a) 123rd Street.
(b) Madison Avenue.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Park Avenue.

6. What physical ailment frequently caused problems for Theodore Roosevelt during his childhood?
(a) Autism.
(b) Crohn’s disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Asthma.

7. What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother?
(a) Sarah Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.
(c) Maria Bertrand Roosevelt.
(d) Mary Elizabeth Roosevelt.

8. How long after the death of his wife and mother did Theodore Roosevelt return to Albany?
(a) Less than a week later.
(b) Two months later.
(c) Three months later.
(d) One year later.

9. From whose brother did Theodore Roosevelt purchase the lands in the Dakota Territory that he planned to use as a cattle ranch?
(a) Isaac Hunt’s.
(b) Charles Patterson’s.
(c) James Wilson’s.
(d) Joe Ferris’s.

10. When was the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act established?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1895.

11. While at the 1884 Republican Convention, Theodore Roosevelt learned that who planned to veto several of his bills, according to the author in Chapter 10, “The Delegate-at-Large”?
(a) Titus Sheard.
(b) George Edmunds.
(c) James G. Blaine.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

12. What did Theodore Roosevelt’s mother die of on the same day that his wife died?
(a) A brain aneurysm.
(b) Bright’s disease.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Typhoid fever.

13. When Theodore Roosevelt lost the election for New York City Mayor, he rejoiced that at least what friend of his had won a seat in Congress?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice.
(c) Abram Hewitt.
(d) George Edmunds.

14. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

15. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?
(a) Crohn’s disease.
(b) Bright’s disease.
(c) A brain aneurysm.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Theodore Roosevelt change the name of his estate at Oyster Bay to after the death of his wife Alice?

2. Where was Theodore Roosevelt’s mother from?

3. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?

4. When Theodore Roosevelt returned Albany to the Republican Convention of 1884, he led the independents for what candidate?

5. Where did Theodore Roosevelt enroll to study law after his first marriage?

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