1. By approximately how wide a margin does Obama win in his race for U.S. Senate?
(a) 3 points.
(b) 30 points.
(c) 4 points.
(d) 40 points.

2. Which of the following is Obama’s Commerce Secretary?
(a) Michael McFaul.
(b) Tim Geithner.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Gary Locke.

3. With which of the following does Obama meet while in India in his second year in office?
(a) Manmohan Singh.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
(c) Khan Noonien Singh.
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru.

4. In what month does Obama make his first official presidential trip to Moscow?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) July.

5. The comment, “The presidency is like a new car. It starts depreciating the minute you drive it off the lot” (233) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Obama’s comment that he “was from everywhere and nowhere at once, a combination of ill-fitting parts, like a platypus or some imaginary beast” (9) offers an example of which of the following?

2. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?

3. The acronym ASEAN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

4. On which day does the Underwear Bomber attempt an attack?

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

(see the answer key)

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