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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 book did Theodore Roosevelt publish in 1885 about his experiences in the Dakotas?
(a) Hunting Tips of a Ranchman.
(b) Some of the Birds of Oyster Bay.
(c) The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
(d) A Biography of Gouveneur Morris.

2. How old was future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the time of Ulysses Grant’s funeral?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 months.

3. What local tycoon and Frenchmen challenged Theodore Roosevelt’s newest land claim in the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?
(a) James G. Blaine.
(b) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(c) Antoine Amedee Marie.
(d) Titus Sheard.

4. Where did Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt settle in New York after their brief stay at the Roosevelts’ estate on Long Island after their marriage?
(a) Richfield Springs, New York.
(b) 6 West 57th Street.
(c) The Pyramid Park Hotel.
(d) Coney Island, New York.

5. In 1883-1884, the topic of the New York Elevated railroad arose and Roosevelt supported a measure to lower the fare from 10 cents to how much?
(a) 2 cents.
(b) 8 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 3 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before departing the Dakota Territory from his first visit, Theodore Roosevelt purchased what property to use as a cattle ranch?

2. When Theodore Roosevelt first visited the Dakota Territory, what location was used as his base of operations, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”?

3. As a New York State Assemblyman, what nickname did Theodore Roosevelt gain for his habit of striking down the bills of others while drafting little legislation of his own?

4. What was the cause of death of Alice Roosevelt following the death of her and Theodore’s daughter, Alice Lee Roosevelt?

5. Who beat Theodore Roosevelt for the position of Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1884?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Roosevelt family travel in the fall of 1870? How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s impressions of these locales in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”?

2. What position did Theodore Roosevelt serve as assemblyman after the position of Speaker was finally decided in Chapter 6, “The Cyclone Assemblyman”?

3. How is Theodore Roosevelt’s term as assemblyman described in 1883 in Chapter 7, “The Fighting Cock”?

4. What scenario does the author present surrounding Theodore Roosevelt in the Prologue of the biography? What setting is described?

5. How was Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement in politics in the Dakotas described in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

6. How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s parents in Chapter 1, “The Very Small Person”?

7. What led Theodore Roosevelt to return to New York from the Dakotas in Chapter 12, “The Four-Eyed Maverick”?

8. How was the wedding of Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee described in Chapter 5, “The Political Hack”? Where did they stay after the wedding?

9. Whom did Theodore Roosevelt hire as a local guide in the Dakota Territory on his first trip there, according to the author in Chapter 8, “The Dude from New York”? Where did he stay?

10. What book did Theodore Roosevelt travel west to work on in Chapter 13, “The Long Arm of the Law”?

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