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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. Why was the First Lady able to travel without being recognized?

2. What did the Roosevelts create that promoted employment?

3. What occurred at the 1920 Democratic convention?

4. What sort of lessons did Eleanor take after the vice presidential election?

5. Who escorted Eleanor home at the end of her first year of boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Franklin's vice-presidential nomination affect Eleanor?

2. What was Eleanor like in large groups as a teenager?

3. What sorts of travel experiences did Eleanor have as a young girl?

4. How was Eleanor introduced to politics? What was her attitude toward them at first?

5. How did the relationship between Eleanor and Franklin evolve?

6. Describe Eleanor's opinion of Secret Service protection.

7. Describe Eleanor's feelings when her daughter, Anna, went to boarding school.

8. What view did Eleanor have of World War I? How do readers know?

9. How did Eleanor's relationship with her mother-in-law change in Chapter 11?

10. Describe Eleanor's relationship with her biological parents.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Eleanor include foreshadowing in Chapter 11? What did Eleanor indicate by telling readers about Franklin's illness? Based on prior knowledge of Franklin's life, did you anticipate what the chapter ended up revealing?

Essay Topic 2

Eleanor revealed much about the effects of World War I on American families and societies. What did you learn from her book regarding the lasting effects on World War I?

Essay Topic 3

After Franklin's death, what organizations did Eleanor become involved with? Which of these do you think had the biggest impact on her personal development?

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