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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. Where did Theodore and Alice Roosevelt retreat for the month of July as construction continued on Roosevelt’s mansion at Oyster Bay, according to the author in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?
(a) Richfield Springs, New York.
(b) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(c) Coney Island, New York.
(d) Brighton Beach, New York.

2. What was the first work that Theodore Roosevelt published following his first year at college?
(a) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.
(b) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(c) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(d) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.

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

4. When was Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt born?
(a) January 14, 1883.
(b) February 12, 1884.
(c) October 27, 1858.
(d) October 28, 1881.

5. While on his spring tour honeymoon of Europe with his wife Alice, Theodore Roosevelt learned of whose assassination?
(a) Winston Churchill’s.
(b) Abraham Lincoln’s.
(c) William McKinley’s.
(d) James Garfield’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trademark greeting is Theodore Roosevelt described as having used when shaking the hands of his visitors at the White House in the book’s Prologue?

2. Who were the cattle thieves suspected of stealing Roosevelt’s boat at Elk Horn ranch that Roosevelt tracked down?

3. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?

4. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Theodore Roosevelt learn of the deaths of his mother and wife, according to the author in Chapter 9, “The Honorable Gentleman”?

2. How was Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement in politics in the Dakotas described in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

3. What legislation was Roosevelt involved in during the 1883 session of the New York State Assembly?

4. Who did Theodore Roosevelt support in the 1884 Presidential election? Who won the nomination?

5. Who took custody of Theodore Roosevelt’s infant daughter after the death of his wife Alice Lee Roosevelt? Where did his daughter live?

6. Who did Theodore Roosevelt make campaign speeches for when he returned East from the Dakotas in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?

7. What position did Theodore Roosevelt serve as assemblyman after the position of Speaker was finally decided in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?

8. How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s studies in his second year at Harvard? What job did his father take at this time?

9. Whom did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide in the Dakota Territory on his first trip there, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”? Where did he stay?

10. What change did Roosevelt make to his studies in his junior year, and why?

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