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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Good Fight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?
(a) Hawaiian for “A horn’s sound.”
(b) English for “A horn’s sound.”
(c) Swahili for “Grandma.”
(d) Hawaiian for “Grandma.”

2. 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.

3. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

4. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) Robert Ludlum.
(b) Ian Fleming.
(c) John le Carré.
(d) JRR Tolkien.

5. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?
(a) USS Farragut.
(b) USS Chung-Hoon.
(c) USS Arleigh Burke.
(d) USS Bainbridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?

2. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?

3. At which of the following firms does Obama note working after marrying Michelle?

4. In which of the following years does Obama first learn he is to be a father?

5. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?

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