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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Howe give up in order to assist FDR in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A family vacation.
(b) A family reunion.
(c) A lucrative job in Washington, D.C.
(d) A chance to work in Parliament.

2. What does Missy read to Mr. Howe in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The newspaper article describing FDR's illness.
(b) The press release describing FDR's illness.
(c) The doctor's written diagnosis.
(d) An excerpt from a medical journal.

3. Which character was once assistant secretary of the Navy?
(a) Edward.
(b) Mr. Howe.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) FDR.

4. Which child is called "the runt" in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Elliott.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does the Roosevelt family decide to do after dinner?
(a) Read one of Ibsen's plays.
(b) Read the play "Julius Caesar."
(c) Re-enact "Green Grow the Lilacs."
(d) Sing songs from "Show Boat."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harding?

2. What does Mr. Howe buy in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. When is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

4. What does Eleanor hand to Missy in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. How much time has passed between the end of Act 1, Scene 1, and the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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