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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. 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. Which of the following does Obama appoint to lead the EPA?
(a) Horace Greedly.
(b) Steven Chu.
(c) Carol Browner.
(d) Lisa Jackson.

3. Which of the following performs at Obama’s Nobel ceremony?
(a) Patti Austin.
(b) Esperanza Spalding.
(c) Joe Lovano.
(d) Yo-Yo Ma.

4. In what town does Obama spend the evening of the Iowa caucus?
(a) Alleman.
(b) Altoona.
(c) Ankeny.
(d) Andrews.

5. In what year does Obama note the Resolute desk was given to the White House?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1880.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Which of the following nicknames does Obama note John Brennan receives?

4. A bust of which of the following appears in the Cabinet Room of the White House?

5. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?

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