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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what organization did Eleanor become a vital force?
(a) The New York Arts Council
(b) League of Women Voters
(c) The Civil Liberties Union
(d) The United Nations

2. Where is Roosevelt given a physical at the urging of his daughter, Anna?
(a) Bethesda Naval Hospital
(b) Duke University
(c) Columbia Medical Center
(d) Johns Hopkins

3. Who moves into the White House permanently to serve as Roosevelt's hostess and secretary?
(a) Anna Roosevelt
(b) Lorena Hickok
(c) Missy LeHand
(d) Lucy Mercer

4. What major event takes place in November of 1943?
(a) The founding of the United Nations
(b) The death of Chiang Kai-shek
(c) The Teheran Conference
(d) The end of World War II

5. Where do Franklin and Eleanor meet with the Churchills in August of 1944?
(a) Quebec
(b) Maine
(c) Vancouver
(d) New York

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies at the beginning of Chapter 21?

2. Who was Fala?

3. What debate becomes important in November of 1944?

4. To whom does Franklin speak about his desire to have the companionship of his wife again?

5. With whom was Eleanor allowed to visit on this trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the state of Roosevelt's health during the 1944 campaign and to what extent did the American people know about his health?

2. What was Eleanor's perspective on the Japanese internment camps in the U.S.?

3. Explain the role that Anna Roosevelt plays in her parents' lives at the beginning of 1944.

4. Explain the Smith-Connally Act.

5. Explain the contrasts in Franklin and Eleanor's personalities that ultimately made their marriage troublesome.

6. What was the outcome of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944?

7. Explain the war effort in Russian and Stalin's ultimate goal.

8. What was the nature of Eleanor's identity crisis after the election of 1944?

9. Explain the role of antisemitism in Americans turning away shiploads of European refugees in 1942?

10. How did Eleanor find personal fulfillment by the end of November, 1944?

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