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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: A President's Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt became for Franklin Roosevelt?
(a) Pride and joy.
(b) A thorn in his side.
(c) A saint.
(d) Eyes and ears.

2. When did Eleanor start to see Franklin regularly?
(a) Right after retuning to the U.S.
(b) The winter of her coming out.
(c) When she turned twenty.
(d) Before she left England.

3. Why was Eleanor Roosevelt given this nickname?
(a) Her selflessness.
(b) Her cute face.
(c) Her thoughtful expression.
(d) Her old-fashioned ways.

4. What kind of gathering was Eleanor Roosevelt a frequent attendant at after her return to the U.S.?
(a) Hunting party.
(b) Political rally.
(c) Dinner party.
(d) Lynching.

5. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's status in Mlle. Souvestre's eyes?
(a) She was not distinguished.
(b) She had the seat of honor at dinner.
(c) She was often chastised.
(d) She was a constant troublemaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Franklin Roosevelt come to national prominence after 1929?

2. How does Freedman characterize the difference between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's personalities?

3. What advice did Louis Howe give Eleanor Roosevelt after Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis?

4. What does Freedman say people expected Eleanor Roosevelt to do as First Lady?

5. With whom did Eleanor Roosevelt fly from Baltimore to Washington D.C.?

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