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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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. Who were Eleanor Roosevelt's classmates at Allenswood?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Wealthy girls.
(c) Diplomats' daughters.
(d) Working girls.

3. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's social demeanor at age 18?
(a) Pleasant and gracious.
(b) Aggressive and political.
(c) Humble and religious.
(d) Awkward and shy.

4. What title was Eleanor Roosevelt unofficially given, according to Freedman?
(a) Lady Ambassador.
(b) First Lady of the World.
(c) Secretary of Interior.
(d) Lady President.

5. Where does Freedman say Eleanor Roosevelt enjoyed happy times?
(a) Appalachia.
(b) Paris.
(c) Oak Terrace.
(d) The Catskills.

6. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change under Mlle. Souvestre's influence?
(a) She lost her fears.
(b) She saw through the eyes of people who didn't have her comforts.
(c) She learned to hold her tongue.
(d) She became more stubborn.

7. What was the Junior League's purpose?
(a) To raise money for political parties.
(b) To educate workers.
(c) To help the needy.
(d) To organize the poor politically.

8. How does Freedman describe Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's looks?
(a) She was indistinct.
(b) She was a horror.
(c) She was a beauty.
(d) She was plain.

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

10. When was Eleanor Roosevelt's first child born?
(a) Spring 1905.
(b) Fall 1906.
(c) Spring 1906.
(d) Winter 1905.

11. What was the Consumer's League focused on?
(a) Literacy.
(b) Women's working conditions.
(c) Hunger relief.
(d) Debt relief.

12. What incident does Freedman say escalated Elliot Roosevelt's alcoholism?
(a) A broken ankle.
(b) A needy personality.
(c) A divorce.
(d) A financial crisis.

13. Where was Franklin Roosevelt on his way to, when Eleanor Roosevelt ran into him?
(a) To visit his mother.
(b) To return to school.
(c) To visit her grandmother.
(d) To vacation in Maine.

14. What words did Eleanor Roosevelt use to describe her looks?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Rather ugly.
(c) Ungainly.
(d) Deformed.

15. What did Anna Roosevelt die of?
(a) Polio.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Scarlet fever.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What made Eleanor Roosevelt's uncle dangerous?

4. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with Susie Parish?

5. What did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt do at the Harvard-Yale game?

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