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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 large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?
(a) 23 pounds.
(b) 23 inches.
(c) 23 tons.
(d) 23 feet.

2. The comment, “From day one, it felt like the middle of Times Square” (82) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

3. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) Iran.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. The acronym START carries what meaning in the memoir?
(a) Selected and Targeted Analog Radio Therapy.
(b) Settlement, Trade, and Reclamation Treaty.
(c) Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
(d) Society for Training and Reconnaissance Tactics.

5. Which of the following serves as Homeland Security Secretary?
(a) Janet Napolitano.
(b) Mike Mullen.
(c) Thad Allen.
(d) Ken Salazar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Obama send as a special envoy to Egypt during the Arab Spring?

4. Which of the following vessels does Obama note is dispatched to address piracy near Somalia in the days following his first G20 summit?

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

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