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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escorted Eleanor home at the end of her first year of boarding school?

2. What was Eleanor's impression of Puerto Rico?

3. Where did Franklin recover in 1922?

4. Where was Eleanor appalled at the living conditions of residents?

5. Who was nominated for president in 1928?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Eleanor's work on the Human Rights Committee to her work in the General Assembly. Which did she enjoy more?

2. How did the relationship between Eleanor and Franklin evolve?

3. How did Eleanor's relationship with her mother-in-law change in Chapter 11?

4. How did Eleanor feel about being the only female delegate on the UN General Assembly?

5. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

6. What changes did Eleanor notice in Franklin in March 1945?

7. What did Eleanor learn about Hong Kong in the mid-1950s?

8. Who comes to visit the White House in early 1944?

9. Do you think Eleanor traveled too much in the years following Franklin's death? Describe why.

10. Which heads of state visited Eleanor and Franklin in the White House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did less well-known people play in Eleanor's book? What advantages and disadvantages were there to having so many people in this book? Would you have preferred that Eleanor included fewer people? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor used a narrative point of view throughout her entire book, as it is an autobiography. What are the pros and cons of using this point of view in this particular situation?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Eleanor as a shy, young wife and Eleanor at the time the book ends. How did Eleanor's life change? How did she stay the same?

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