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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 were Eleanor and Franklin related?

2. What was the name of Eleanor and Franklin's first son?

3. Where did Eleanor work after leaving school?

4. Why didn't the Roosevelts return from their summer vacation on time?

5. With whom did Eleanor work on the League of Women Voters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Eleanor states that she didn't like being separated from her children. Do you think this affected her duties as a politician's wife? Why?

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

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

4. Describe Eleanor's "coming out" as a debutante..

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

6. Why do you think it was the hardest for Eleanor to send her youngest child to boarding school?

7. Rather than being in public office throughout most of the 1920's, what was Franklin doing instead?

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

9. How much of Eleanor's advice do you think Franklin took seriously? Why do you think that?

10. During her first years as First Lady, what seemed to have affected Eleanor the most as she made her trips around the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many places in her book, Eleanor used imagery to describe certain people, places, or events. Using one specific example from Eleanor's book, describe how the imagery she provided adds to the reader's understanding and perception of her life.

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

What is the purpose of juxtaposition in literature? Describe one discipline in Eleanor's book that you think is a good example of a juxtaposition of another discipline. Why do you think she may have presented concepts in her book this way?

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