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SUGGESTED KEY
1 Provide the referents for the following words and phrases. (5 points each, maximum total: 25)
2 Provide the main point of the following paragraphs (the most important content included in the paragraph). (5 points each, maximum total: 20) par. 3 Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume Two, 1933-1938 by Blanche Wiesen Cook covers Eleanor Rooselvelt's life at midlife. par. 5 Eleanor Rooselvel's political associates are also discussed in Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume Two, 1933-1938. par. 8 Roger Streitmatter's Empty without You gives information about Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship, providing excerpts from 300 of their letters. par. 10 Cook shows that the tendency to deal with the 1930s in American history from mainly a domestic aspect is misleading. / According to Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt consistently made linkages between events abroad and events at home.
3 Answer
the following questions on the basis of the text. Do not quote whole
sentences from the text. Arrows, fragments and abbreviations will not
be accepted. (5 points each, total: 20)
a) In what way was Nesbitt inept? She was not able to provide palatable food for the President and his guests. b) Is Eleanor Roosevelt depicted as an idol in Cook's book? No (, she isn't). c) What are the two basic differences between the two books? Their tone and focus are different. d) According to the reviewer, what was the reason for Eleanor Roosevelt's silence about Hitler? In the 1930s in the US people of Eleanor Roosevelt's class found anti-Semitism acceptable.
4 For each item, find a word or phrase in the text that is closest to the meaning of the given word or explanation (2 points each, maximum total: 10 points).
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