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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. What is Mr. Brimmer going to build for FDR?
(a) Dinghies.
(b) Dirigibles.
(c) A custom-made wheelchair.
(d) Wider door frames.

2. What sends FDR to bed early in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A sudden pain in his back.
(b) An attack of indigestion.
(c) A throbbing headache.
(d) A sharp pain in his right leg.

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

4. What does Eleanor hand to Missy in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Get-well cards.
(b) FDR's hat.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Her coat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to FDR, what has given him strength through his illness?

2. According to Mr. Howe in Act 2, Scene 2, whom does the Democratic Party consider to be their number one choice for governor?

3. What diagnosis does Dr. Lovett give for FDR's condition?

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

5. What opinion does Sara have of Mr. Howe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does FDR respond to Mr. Lassiter in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What concerns do both FDR and Al Smith have about the assistance he will provide Smith?

3. Describe FDR in Act 1, Scene 1.

4. Why does FDR refer to Jimmy as a "man of iron"?

5. How does FDR's illness affect his body?

6. What is Jimmy's role in Scene 3 of Act 3?

7. How does FDR interact with his children after his illness?

8. What information is given to the press about FDR's condition in Act 1, Scene 3?

9. Describe the family's evening entertainment in Act 1, Scene 1.

10. How does Mr. Howe prevent the press from photographing FDR while he is being carried out of the house?

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