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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Franklin Roosevelt attend law school?

3. What made Eleanor Roosevelt feel out of place in the company of her mother, grandmother, and aunts?

4. Where would Franklin invite Eleanor to visit on weekends?

5. What was Elliot Roosevelt's reputation, according to Freedman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Eleanor Roosevelt's family background.

2. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood nickname?

3. What was the effect of Eleanor Roosevelt's mother's beauty?

4. Describe the scene when Franklin Roosevelt proposed to Eleanor.

5. Describe the rules that applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's courtship.

6. What sadness waited for Eleanor Roosevelt when she returned to the U.S. from London?

7. What did Franklin Roosevelt see in Eleanor--what did he tell her when his proposal surprised her?

8. What was Franklin Roosevelt's next step in politics?

9. How did Eleanor like being a Senator's wife?

10. What does Freedman tell us, in the opening chapter, about Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the health of the liberal legacy Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt left us. How have the ideas they instituted in government fared? Are their ideals dead or alive today?

Essay Topic 3

Was Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage the ideal marriage for the number of obligations they had, as President and First Lady? Did it help that they weren't passionate or intimate with each other? Did Lucy Mercer do Eleanor Roosevelt a favor, or did she ruin her life?

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