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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 received the nomination for President?

2. What was Alice diagnosed with?

3. How much did Theodore spend to buy 450 head of cattle?

4. What bill did Theodore become involved with in his first year?

5. Theodore sold parcels of land to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Theodore's last two years at Harvard different from the first two? How were they similar?

2. What was Bamie's role in the family? Give examples from the book/chapter.

3. What was Harvard like at the time that Theodore was attending?

4. What was Theodore like at the time that he joined the Assembly? What did others notice about him?

5. What challenges were present in Theodore and Alice's engagement? How did they overcome these challenges?

6. What did Theodore do in the West? How did his business there end?

7. What news reaches the family through telegrams? Who is first to reach the house?

8. Who did Theodore support at the Republican National Convention? Who did he not want to get the nomination? Why?

9. What changes took place after Elliott's return for Theodore and Alice?

10. What post was Theodore nominated for? What happened? Who did he become engaged to? Why was the family taken back by this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events, people, or aspects of Theodore's life do you think helped prepare him to be President? How did these things help him? Give specific examples from the book to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How did Theodore meet Alice? What challenges did they face in their relationship? What did they do to overcome these? Do you think they had a happy marriage? Why or why not? Back up your answer with information from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why was Oyster Bay significant to the Roosevelt family? What events or activities did the family participate in here? How would the place remain special after the deaths of their parents? Give specific information from the book in your answer.

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