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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. Who invited Eleanor to England during WWII?

2. What year did Eleanor meet Princess Elizabeth?

3. What head of state came to New York for medical treatment and recovered at Hyde Park?

4. Eleanor tried to understand the Russians, unlike _____.

5. Why did Eleanor keep the freezer well stocked when she lived alone in Hyde Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Eleanor's views of how Russians were helping the world and how Americans were helping the world in 1959.

2. How was Franklin's death foreshadowed in Chapter 27?

3. What was Eleanor's impression of the refugee camps in the Middle East?

4. Why was Eleanor concerned about Americans' perceptions of the Soviet Union?

5. How did Franklin eventually earn Stalin's respect and trust?

6. Do you think Eleanor traveled too much in the years following Franklin's death? Describe why.

7. Which heads of state visited Eleanor and Franklin in the White House?

8. Why do you think Eleanor took her granddaughter around the world at such a young age?

9. What differences between life in the East and West did Eleanor notice after visiting Yalta?

10. Describe Eleanor's trip to the Pacific.

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

What is the tone of "The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt"? Why would Eleanor choose to write the book in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and information presented in the chapters?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think was Eleanor's main goal in writing this book? What did she want readers to take away from the book, or to understand better after reading it?

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