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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: A Conventional Society Matron.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Franklin Roosevelt's response to Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about her household?
(a) He told her that it wouldn't be long before things improved.
(b) He told her to keep busy.
(c) He told her to just bear it.
(d) He told her to speak up.

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's lifestyle like, according to Freedman?
(a) Thrifty.
(b) Penurious.
(c) Niggardly.
(d) Luxurious.

3. How did Eleanor Roosevelt say Mlle. Souvestre affected her?
(a) She schooled her in religion.
(b) She taught her to go without things.
(c) She opened her mind.
(d) She strengthened her resolve.

4. What does Freedman say was the effect of this nickname?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She rebelled against it.
(c) She grew into it.
(d) She was hurt by it.

5. What does Freedman say Eleanor felt about her prospects as a wife?
(a) She was filled with dread about having to perform a wife's duties.
(b) She was not beautiful, and did not have anything to offer.
(c) She secretly felt that any man would be lucky to have her for a bride.
(d) She was proud to finally become a wife and mother herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?

2. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt did about this feeling?

3. Who accompanied Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their visits?

4. How does Freedman characterize Franklin Roosevelt's attitude toward the children?

5. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?

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