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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Theodore believe would help Teedie's health?
(a) Going to a clinic in Ohio
(b) Building up his body
(c) Moving to Florida
(d) Drinking whiskey daily

2. How many children lived in the Roosevelt house in 1869?
(a) Four
(b) Eight
(c) Two
(d) Six

3. Bamie was ill with what disease?
(a) Asthma
(b) Polio
(c) Pott's disease
(d) Cancer

4. The Roosevelt name was linked to what in public opinion?
(a) Political reform
(b) Corrumption
(c) Charity
(d) Scandal

5. When Theodore first saw his new house, what surprised him?
(a) Its closeness to Central Park
(b) Its ugliness
(c) Its size
(d) Its location

6. What color did Mittie like to wear?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Green
(d) Black

7. Who was the family greeted by in Europe?
(a) Captain James Bulloch and Irvine
(b) Mittie's father, Grant
(c) Mrs. Lincoln
(d) General Grant and his wife

8. What did Teedie keep during the trip?
(a) Quiet at night
(b) A diary
(c) A pet cat
(d) A promise not to lie

9. Who remained in Paris when the family left?
(a) Mittie
(b) Bamie
(c) Theodore
(d) Teedie

10. What was Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt's name?
(a) Mittie
(b) Gracie
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Sarah

11. Who died in October 1864?
(a) Bamie
(b) Aunt Anna
(c) Mrs. Bulloch
(d) Mittie

12. What was on the top floor of the new house?
(a) Offices
(b) Taxidermy lab
(c) Gymnasium
(d) Art gallery

13. Which of the children most closely resembled Theodore, Sr.?
(a) Teedie
(b) Bamie
(c) Conie
(d) Ellie

14. What was a common method to treat asthma during Teedie's childhood?
(a) Running around the house
(b) Eating sugar
(c) Dancing
(d) Drinking black coffee

15. Who did Teddy go on a collecting trip with?
(a) Alexander Davis
(b) Henry Minor
(c) George Van Dyke
(d) Benjamin Walsh

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was Teedie at the age of 17?

2. What treatment in Teedie's childhood is closest to modern drugs for asthma?

3. What keeps a child from breathing during an attack?

4. The Depression affected which part of the Roosevelt's business?

5. What decision did Theodore regret to his dying day?

(see the answer keys)

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