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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does Eleanor Roosevelt use as a way to describe how to accept others?
(a) husbands forgetting birthdays and anniversaries
(b) husbands not willing to cook and clean
(c) husbands forgetting to clean up after themselves
(d) husbands not helping with raising children

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

3. What will mature people do for themselves even though no one else may see or even notice?
(a) eliminate faults in themselves
(b) eliminate potential challenges and obstacles
(c) eliminate emotional baggage
(d) eliminate faults in others

4. Where does courage sometimes come from?
(a) sheer exhaustion and abandonment
(b) undeniable loneliness and hardship
(c) sheer exasperation at the event that has occurred
(d) sheer desperation in having to face the inevitable

5. What are the three environments in which people obtain their education?
(a) at home, on the playground, and on holiday
(b) at home, at school, and with friends
(c) at home, at school, and from life
(d) at home, at school, and at play

6. 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?
(a) it teaches the child joy
(b) it teaches the child to be patient
(c) it teaches the child independence
(d) it teaches the child to respect his/her parents

7. What does Eleanor Roosevelt say is absolutely necessary to keep in life since knowledge often changes?
(a) flexibility of body
(b) flexibility of mind
(c) flexibility of character
(d) flexibility of circumstance

8. What journey does Eleanor Roosevelt describe as being one of great influences of her childhood?
(a) the journey to Great Britain
(b) the journey to France
(c) the journey to Italy
(d) the journey to Washington, D.C.

9. From whom does Eleanor Roosevelt inherit her good will?
(a) her mentors
(b) her children
(c) her husband
(d) her female friends

10. What does Eleanor Roosevelt think mankind should do with those who are ready to retire?
(a) mankind should use their experienced people
(b) mankind should provide health care for retirees
(c) mankind should allow more volunteer work
(d) mankind should provide sustainable living for retirees

11. 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

12. What does "You Learn By Living" ultimately provide for the reader?
(a) answers
(b) justice
(c) clarity
(d) hope

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

14. Above all else, what does Eleanor Roosevelt wish for all her reader do in regard to the uses of time?
(a) use time wisely
(b) use time as a means to an end
(c) use time to create a better life
(d) use time for personal improvement

15. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's aunt, Mrs. Cowles, more unique than most adults?
(a) she's deaf
(b) she listens
(c) she's privleged
(d) she's sure of herself

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, what is self-knowledge mainly about?

2. What does a parent's interests and array of different friends do for children?

3. What do the people want to learn from Eleanor Roosevelt?

4. Why do women have an advantage over men?

5. According to Eleanor Roosevelt, how are most readjustments caused?

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