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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Friendship and Politics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Earl Miller?
(a) A political appointee.
(b) An activist.
(c) A state trooper.
(d) A reporter.

2. What does Freedman say were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her father?
(a) She did not know him.
(b) Adoration.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Hostility.

3. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?
(a) She was not a beauty.
(b) She was not married yet.
(c) She had been educated abroad.
(d) She did not know Greek.

4. How does Freedman characterize Franklin Roosevelt's attitude toward the children?
(a) He hardy noticed them.
(b) He disciplined them strictly.
(c) He played with them and spoiled them.
(d) He took them with him to the legislature.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt about politics?
(a) It was the thing that stopped progress from happening.
(b) It should clear the way for social change.
(c) It was the most American profession.
(d) It was a man's profession.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Eleanor Roosevelt secretly engaged to at nineteen?

2. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?

3. How old was Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S.?

4. What did Eleanor refuse to give up when Franklin Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York?

5. How does Freedman characterize the time Eleanor Roosevelt spent at Allenswood?

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