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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Poor Little Rich Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elliot Roosevelt's drinking lead to, according to Freedman?
(a) Religion.
(b) Depression.
(c) Temperance meetings.
(d) Love affairs.

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt felt as a result of her mother's attention to looks?
(a) Placid confidence.
(b) Queenly decorum.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Self-loathing.

3. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's presence?
(a) She was always in motion.
(b) She was quiet and sometimes faded into the background.
(c) There was an aura about her.
(d) She carried a cloud over her.

4. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?
(a) Granny.
(b) The sad-eyed lady.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Cinderella.

5. What is NOT an innovation Freedman credits Eleanor Roosevelt with?
(a) Traveling the world.
(b) Negotiating treaties herself.
(c) Driving her own car.
(d) Opening the White House doors to reporters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Eleanor Roosevelt born?

2. How does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt reacted to the Secret Service's objections?

3. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?

4. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?

5. What modest claim does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt made about her work as First Lady?

(see the answer key)

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