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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. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?
(a) Beehive.
(b) Pompadour.
(c) Perm.
(d) Bob.

2. In which of the following years does Obama first learn he is to be a father?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1995.

3. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?
(a) University of Chicago Law School.
(b) John Marshall Law School.
(c) Loyola College School of Law.
(d) Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

4. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,250.
(d) 1,000.

5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Harlan Ellison.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Richard Wright.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following years does Obama note graduating college?

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

3. How long does Obama note that Ed Thomas had worked at the White House?

4. 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?

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

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