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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 does Eleanor Roosevelt say is the most influential factor in her life?

2. What type of book is "You Learn By Living"?

3. What are Eleanor Roosevelt's two remedies for weariness caused by over-activity?

4. What are men taught to do from their youth?

5. What do Eleanor Roosevelt's children think of her friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the book provides for the individual reader?

2. Describe the anecdote that illustrates overcoming fear through self-discipline?

3. What do mature people attempt to eliminate in their lives and how does it help the individual?

4. How does Eleanor Roosevelt view retirement?

5. What does Eleanor Roosevelt feel there is a danger of when trying to change another person?

6. What is Eleanor Roosevelt's first tip on how to use time wisely and what is the example that she uses to illustrate her point?

7. What happens as a result of Eleanor Roosevelt lying about going to see "Tess of the U'rbervilles"?

8. When does the most obvious readjustment take place in a persons life?

9. What was the inspiration behind Eleanor Roosevelt's decision to write "You Learn by Living" ?

10. Who is Miss Hickok , what happens to her, and how does she cope?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor Roosevelt believes that people should regard their mistakes as experiences that will guide them to wiser decisions in the future. Young people tend to believe in perfection but Eleanor Roosevelt does not believe in perfection, she is an optimist. She believes that no one can achieve anything unless they think they can. Write an essay on optimism. Include 3 leaders that have proven that optimism can be the difference between success and failure (for example Colin Powell is an optimist). Provide historical examples in your critical analysis and remember to cite your sources.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Eleanor Roosevelt's book " You Learn By Living". What is the main message that she hopes to get across to her readers? Choose at least 3 pivotal passages that support the theme and then carefully analyze those passages.

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor Roosevelt talks of the Soviet Union and how they begin to recondition men as babies to iron out uniqueness. There is an instance of modus vivendi (agree to disagree) in the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations of which the Soviet Union and the United States interpret differently because the governments view their citizens differently. Write an essay which is a compare and contrast of the Soviet Union's system of conformity, namely communism, with that of the United States system of democracy. How are the citizens of the Soviet Union treated as compared with the United States? What are the problems that the Soviet Union now faces because of this regime which undermines individuality? Are there benefits? Are there loses? Describe them in full.

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