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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. The acronym ASEAN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Assembly of Southern Electronic Architects and Navigators.
(b) Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
(c) Association of Societies of Engineering, Aeronautics, and Naval Science.
(d) Attention-Seeking Eager Armies of Nations.

2. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
(a) Neo from The Matrix.
(b) Darth Vader from Star Wars.
(c) Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
(d) Gurney Halleck from Dune.

3. Where does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

4. By how wide a margin does Obama defeat Clinton in the South Carolina primary?
(a) 5:4.
(b) 4:3.
(c) 3:2.
(d) 2:1.

5. The phrase “Renegade to Secondary Hold” (249) offer an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Obama note stopping first after leaving Cairo?

2. By how many points does Obama lose the Pennsylvania primary?

3. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

4. The comment, “It was less a transformation than an amplification, her essential ‘Miche-ness’ burnished to a high shine” (221) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?

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