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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 was the name of the neighborhood girl who did not like Obama?

2. What was the name of Obama's great uncle?

3. How did Obama's father serve the community?

4. Where did the Obamas go for their first vacation with Malia?

5. What illness was Obama's father diagnosed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Obama's college boyfriend want to do after graduation, and what did he end up doing?

2. What did Suzanne reveal to Obama when they were in their mid-twenties?

3. What made Suzanne and Obama so different?

4. How did Obama's job at Sidley & Austin change her life?

5. What happened after Obama got pregnant for the first time?

6. What did Obama's father do when she told him to stay home from work and rest?

7. How did Obama's ideas about marriage differ from Barack's?

8. Why did one of Obama's first year roommates move out of their room?

9. What happened when Obama talked to a group of neighborhood girls while at her grandparents' house?

10. What was Michelle Obama's living situation growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of the White House garden that Obama planted during her husband's first term. Why was it so important to Obama to plant this garden, and in what ways did its existence prove to be beneficial? Be sure to use specific evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout her husband's presidency Obama was a strong advocate for education, especially for young girls across the world. What about education is so important to Obama, and why? Use specific examples from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Obama's ideas about stories and personal narratives. Why does Obama think it is crucial for people to share their stories, even and especially when those stories might be different to the norm?

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