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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the highest mountain in Maine that Theodore Roosevelt set out to climb in his junior year of college?

2. What author is cited in the Prologue as having been a fan of Theodore Roosevelt’s and who called him “delightful”?

3. What was Grover Cleveland’s position when he served a summons to speak with Theodore Roosevelt in Albany in 1883?

4. In how many of his seven subjects did Theodore Roosevelt earn honors at the completion of his freshman year in college?

5. When Theodore Roosevelt took up sporting with hounds in 1885, he injured himself where on his first trip out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Theodore and Alice Lee Roosevelt live after their wedding? Where did Roosevelt continue his studies?

4. Who did Theodore Roosevelt make campaign speeches for when he returned East from the Dakotas in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”?

5. Who took custody of Theodore Roosevelt’s infant daughter after the death of his wife Alice Lee Roosevelt? Where did his daughter live?

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

7. What is revealed in the journal writings of Theodore Roosevelt in 1870, as seen in Chapter 2, “The Mind, but Not the Body”? What were his interests?

8. Why did Theodore Roosevelt travel to the Dakotas, according to the author in Chapter 11, “The Cowboy of the Present”? What did he do there in this trip?

9. How does the author describe Theodore Roosevelt’s studies in his second year at Harvard? What job did his father take at this time?

10. When and where was Theodore Roosevelt born? How is his infancy described in Chapter 1, “The Very Small Person”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s role in the early politics of the Dakota Territory. In what ways did Roosevelt assist in developing the first elections and stockman’s associations? How important was Roosevelt’s role in the political development of this region?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the development of the Maltese Cross Ranch in 1892. Whom did Roosevelt invite west to manage the ranch? How did these individuals feel about its prospects? How much money did Roosevelt invest in the development of the ranch?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s fascination with wildlife and nature during his childhood. How did Roosevelt learn the craft of taxidermy? How did his skills as a hunter and taxidermist influence his life, career, and later, his policies as a political figure?

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