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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. How does Freedman characterize the bond between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

2. What did Eleanor appeal for in the face of Nazi oppression?

3. What was Eleanor's position at the League of Women's Voters?

4. How does Freedman say the marriage between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed after the Lucy Mercer affair?

5. What did Eleanor Roosevelt work with a private coach to improve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the crisis surrounding Lucy Mercer.

2. How did Eleanor develop as a public speaker?

3. Where does Freedman say Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt differed politically?

4. What does the term 'liberal' mean when applied to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt?

5. What was the outcome of the affair with Lucy Mercer?

6. Describe Franklin Roosevelt's death.

7. What was Eleanor Roosevelt's part in the National Youth Administration?

8. How does Freedman characterize Eleanor Roosevelt's response to European hostilities?

9. How did Eleanor Roosevelt's role change in Franklin's second term as President?

10. What was the debate over the League of Nations in 1920, and how did it affect Franklin Roosevelt's election prospects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent was Eleanor Roosevelt a product of her times? How did the Great War, Prohibition, the Depression and the build-up toward war in Europe in the 1930s shape her personality? How did her personality pres back against the pressure of the times?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of 'Eleanor Roosevelt'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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