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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: In the Barrel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 301-134.
(b) 237-192.
(c) 60-39.
(d) 218-217.

2. How many detainees does Obama note were held at Guantánamo Bay when he took office?
(a) 342.
(b) 142.
(c) 42.
(d) 242.

3. The passage in which Otis Moss confers with Obama, noting, “Those of us who were part of the movement, giants like Martin, lieutenants and foot soldiers like me…we are the Moses generation. […] You, Barack, are part of the Joshua generation” (122) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. Which of the following words does Obama note is a gaffe in Ames?
(a) Spent.
(b) Expended.
(c) Wasted.
(d) Killed.

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint Education Secretary?
(a) Arne Duncan.
(b) Tom Vilsack.
(c) Hilda Solis.
(d) Jim Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following performs at an Obama campaign event in Indianapolis?

2. How many are reported dead in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?

3. How many days does Obama report spending in Iowa in 2007?

4. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?

5. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s national finance chair?

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