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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 modest claim does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt made about her work as First Lady?
(a) She couldn't have done her work without a talented staff of assistants.
(b) She owed everything to her faith in God.
(c) Even an untalented person like her could change the world.
(d) She learned everything she knew from Franklin.

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

3. When were Eleanor Roosevelt's parents' married?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1893.

4. Where did Elliot Roosevelt go while his wife stayed in New York with the children?
(a) England.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Canada.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did about this feeling?
(a) Argued fiercely.
(b) Talked herself out of it.
(c) Kept silent.
(d) Argued fiercely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Freedman say was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did to the position of First Lady?

3. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's personality as a child?

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

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?

(see the answer key)

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