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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: On the High Wire and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many primary contests does Obama report winning in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Smith.
(b) Engels.
(c) Marx.
(d) Rand.

3. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?
(a) 218 to 217.
(b) 301 to 134.
(c) 435 to 0.
(d) 244 to 188.

4. By how many points does Obama win the North Carolina primary?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 22.
(d) 10.

5. Whom does Obama note moderated the Democratic debate at Drake University?
(a) Regis Philbin
(b) Geraldo Rivera.
(c) Chris Dowd.
(d) George Stephanopoulos.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following serves as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard?

3. The term “kishkes” carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

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

5. By how many votes does the Affordable Care Act pass the House of Representatives?

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