3. Why didn't Theodore, Sr. serve to the post he was appointed to?
(a) Theodore turned down the post
(b) Theodore died before he could take the post
(c) The nominating committee rejected his appointment
(d) Theodore was elected President soon after

4. Where did the family go first in Europe?
(a) Berlin, Germany
(b) Liverpool, England
(c) Rome, Italy
(d) Paris, France

5. Which day of the week in Victorian times had little or no play?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Saturday
(d) Thursday

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Teedie keep during the trip?

2. As the Depression wore on, where did Theodore work more and more?

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

4. Theodore gave a speech from where?

5. With asthmatic children, what do parents anticipate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Theodore, Sr. like? Describe his personality and interests?

2. What was the Republican Reform Club interested in doing? How did Theodore feel about this?

3. Where did the family go in the summer of 1871 and 1872? What did they do while they were there?

4. What was Teedie like when he entered Harvard? What did he look like?

5. What illness did Teedie suffer from? How did it affect the family on the trip?

6. How does asthma affect other family members? How did it affect the Roosevelt family?

7. What was Mittie like? Describe her personality and appearance.

8. What was the Roosevelt house like? Describe what the house included and what it looked like.

9. Where did the family go in 1872? Why did they leave New York? What did Teedie do on the trip?

10. What happened to Theodore after the failed nomination?

(see the answer keys)

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