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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. Where does Obama note stopping first after leaving Cairo?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Paris.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Berlin.

2. How many countries does Obama note participate in the UN?
(a) 254.
(b) 195.
(c) 222.
(d) 193.

3. Which of the following does Obama select as Secretary of Health and Human Services?
(a) Jeanne Lambrew.
(b) Kathleen Sebelius.
(c) Laura Klitzka.
(d) Nancy-Ann DeParle.

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

5. To which of the following does Obama ascribe the remark that “You can’t save trees by ignoring people” (487)?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following endorse Obama after the New Hampshire primary?

2. How many detainees does Obama note were held at Guantánamo Bay when he took office?

3. The comment, “On the biggest of stages, on an issue that mattered and with the clock ticking, I’d pulled a rabbit out of a hat” (515) offers an example of which of the following?

4. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

5. How far underwater is the Deepwater Horizon well drilled?

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