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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. 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?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How much of the vote in his primary election for the U.S. Senate does Obama report receiving?

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

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