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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of advice does Eleanor Roosevelt offer to her readers?
(a) challenging advice
(b) humanitarian advice
(c) solution-seeking advice
(d) self-improvement advice

2. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is the best way people learn?
(a) through their own mistakes
(b) by mentorship
(c) by rigorous challenges
(d) through watching others fail

3. What play is Eleanor Roosevelt forbidden to attend?
(a) Antigone
(b) Much Ado About Nothing
(c) The Cherry Orchard
(d) Tess of of D'Urbervilles

4. What does Laura say to her nieces and nephews regarding their use of time?
(a) it is their responsibility to use time to their advantage
(b) it is their responsibility to make the best use of their time
(c) it is their responsibility to be eager to share time with others
(d) it is their responsibility to be on time for appointments

5. What essentially changes when family income changes?
(a) one's sense of meaning
(b) one's sense of purpose
(c) one's sense of values
(d) one's sense of pride

6. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is the most obvious form of readjustment?
(a) readjustment for reaching a goal
(b) readjustment for adolescence
(c) readjustment for learning a new skill
(d) readjustment for aging

7. What does a mature person take and evaluate in order to better themselves?
(a) logic
(b) advice
(c) criticism
(d) self-knolwedge

8. What instigated the writing of "You Learn By Living"?
(a) a response to letters
(b) a request by the President
(c) a response to the people's despair
(d) a response to criticism

9. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is the most influential factor in her life?
(a) a drive to affect change on a political level
(b) an avid desire to experience all she could deeply
(c) a desire to be the best
(d) an incessant determination to achieve

10. What two types of trips does Eleanor Roosevelt make?
(a) to travel for the AAUN and to promote literacy
(b) to travel for the AAUN and to shop
(c) to lecture or to travel for the AAUN
(d) to lecture and to accompany her husband

11. What is the most important thing for people to not neglect as they enter adulthood, and, throughout their life?
(a) their religion
(b) their physical appearance
(c) their own development
(d) their spiritual nature

12. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?
(a) an inspirational book
(b) an educational book
(c) a novel
(d) a historical narrative

13. How does Eleanor Roosevelt diminish her fear of the dark?
(a) She retrieves medicine for her aunt in the dark
(b) She retrieves a blanket for her aunt in the dark
(c) She retrieves food for her aunt in the dark
(d) She retrieves ice for her aunt in the dark

14. What is the first piece of advice Eleanor Roosevelt has on how to use time wisely?
(a) compile tasks together
(b) retain an inner calm
(c) do not multitask
(d) be present in the moment

15. What is one thing that no human being can avoid, according to Eleanor Roosevelt?
(a) achieving their dreams
(b) making mistakes
(c) relying on the kindness of others
(d) being uncertain about life

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does a mature person have that specifically sets them apart from the others?

2. Why does Eleanor require James to read in the midst of the family?

3. What must parents know about their children that will help their children dismantle their own fears and inhibitions?

4. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is necessary to accept if one is to obtain self-knowledge?

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, when someone lets another person down, what is the best way to handle that situation?

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