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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how wide a margin does Obama defeat Clinton in the South Carolina primary?
(a) 4:3.
(b) 2:1.
(c) 3:2.
(d) 5:4.

2. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Office of Management and Budget?
(a) Melody Barnes.
(b) Jared Bernstein.
(c) Christina Romer.
(d) Peter Orszag.

3. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Which of the following endorse Obama after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) John Kerry.
(b) Bernie Sanders.
(c) Mitt Romney.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

5. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Council of Economic Advisers?
(a) Christina Romer.
(b) Jared Bernstein.
(c) Melody Barnes.
(d) Peter Orszag.

6. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) Ian Fleming.
(b) Robert Ludlum.
(c) JRR Tolkien.
(d) John le Carré.

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

8. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?
(a) University of Chicago Law School.
(b) John Marshall Law School.
(c) Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
(d) Loyola College School of Law.

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

10. In which of the following hotels does Obama note staying while campaigning for the presidency?
(a) Stay 66.
(b) Motel 6.
(c) Microtel.
(d) Super 8.

11. Which of the following does Obama select to become Treasury Secretary?
(a) Tim Geithner.
(b) Larry Summers.
(c) Hank Paulson.
(d) Cornel West.

12. What does Obama report are the colors of his high school?
(a) Black and gold.
(b) Buff and blue.
(c) Blue and gold.
(d) Buff and black.

13. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?
(a) Hawaiian for “Grandma.”
(b) English for “A horn’s sound.”
(c) Swahili for “Grandma.”
(d) Hawaiian for “A horn’s sound.”

14. Which of the following does Obama report the Clinton campaign learned about his Kindergarten in Indonesia?
(a) He had written an essay about wanting to be Pope.
(b) He had written an essay about wanting to be President.
(c) He had written an essay about wanting to be a Senator.
(d) He had written an essay about wanting to be a physician.

15. Where does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many doors does Obama note the Oval Office has?

3. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?

4. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?

5. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?

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