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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) London.

2. What do FDR and Jimmy do immediately before dinner in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Race.
(c) Arm wrestle.
(d) Read a newspaper article.

3. Why isn't there a phone in the house?
(a) FDR did not wish to have a phone installed.
(b) The house is too far away from the main town.
(c) Phone service was not available in Canada until after WWII.
(d) The phone had not been invented yet.

4. What does FDR receive from Granny in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A present.
(b) A letter.
(c) A phone call.
(d) A telegram.

5. Which character nervously fiddles with FDR's hat in Act 1, Scene 3, before handing it to him?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Missy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Mr. Howe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told FDR, "It is only once in a generation that a people can be lifted above material things."

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

3. Who is Eleanor?

4. What does Eleanor not want her children to see?

5. Who is assigned the title role in the evening's play reading?

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