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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. In which of the following cities does Obama note announcing his presidential candidacy?
(a) Springfield.
(b) Peoria.
(c) Carbondale.
(d) Chicago.

2. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Oxymoron.

3. The acronym IRGC carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Iraqi Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(b) Israeli Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(c) Indian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
(d) Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

4. What is the name of the head of Obama’s Secret Service detail head while he is on campaign?
(a) Bob Thompson.
(b) Jeff Gilbert.
(c) Jim Walker.
(d) Red Black.

5. Approximately how many jobs does Obama note are gained in the March 2010 jobs report?
(a) 171,000.
(b) 168,000.
(c) 162,000.
(d) 165,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

2. Approximately how many people in Philadelphia does Obama note died to the Spanish flu?

3. How many Senators vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice?

4. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint Agriculture Secretary?

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