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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One: The Bet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how wide a margin does Obama lose his race against Bobby Rush?
(a) 50 points.
(b) 3 points.
(c) 5 points.
(d) 30 points.

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

3. How long does Obama report anticipating composing his memoir will take?
(a) One year.
(b) Half a year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

4. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Marx.
(b) Rand.
(c) Smith.
(d) Engels.

5. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which of the following companies does Obama report meeting Michelle?

2. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?

3. The comment, “I was like a young Walter Mitty; a Don Quixote with no Sancho Panza” (12) offers an example of which of the following?

4. 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?

5. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?

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