Mornings on Horseback Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Mornings on Horseback Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where was Ellie sent for his health?

2. What word best describes Teedie at the age of ten?

3. Ellie began suffering from what?

4. Who died in October 1864?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was a part of the Roosevelt household in 1869? Include non-family members in your answer.

2. How did Theodore deal with the depression? What did he turn his attention to?

3. Where did Theodore go? Who did he support? Who did he not support?

4. What was the new house like? Why did the family move into it before it was finished?

5. What did Theodore do while the family was still abroad?

6. What pattern did Teedie's attacks generally fall into? What might he have gained by this pattern?

7. What does an asthmatic attack feel like for the individual? What happens during an attack?

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

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

10. What changes were taking place in the family in the early 1870s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Theodore's connection to the West? How did he describe ranchmen? Do you think Theodore fit the criteria for ranchmen? Why or why not? What do you think Theodore liked about the West?

Essay Topic 2

Which family member do you think had the greatest influence on Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.? Why? What did Theodore learn from this person? What did he try to imitate about the person?

Essay Topic 3

What physical illnesses did various members of the Roosevelt family deal with? What effects did these illnesses have on the individuals and on the family? Who do you think was most successful at handling their illness?

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