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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ch. 6, Learning to be Useful.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor do in order to attend the play in which she is forbidden to see?
(a) she becomes an actress
(b) she steals
(c) she lies
(d) she convinces her guardians to let her go

2. What does a parent's interests and array of different friends do for children?
(a) broadens their sense of self
(b) broadens their horizons
(c) challenges them to be their best
(d) makes them feel safe

3. What does Miss Hickok lose?
(a) her speech
(b) the use of her legs
(c) her hearing
(d) her eyesight

4. According to Ms. Roosevelt, what are the most important ingredients in a child's education?
(a) curiosity, interest, imagination, and a sense of adventure
(b) curiosity, challenge, danger, and fortitude
(c) curiosity, fortitude, prudence, and cunning
(d) curiosity, strength, trust, and resilience

5. What is the question that children most ask?
(a) why?
(b) where?
(c) when?
(d) how?

Short Answer Questions

1. What must parents be free of in order to raise their children free of fear?

2. Who raised Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of seven?

3. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?

4. How does keeping up with one's interests as well as one's joys in life affect the life of a child, according to Ms. Roosevelt?

5. How does Eleanor Roosevelt overcome her fear of nearly everything as a timid child?

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