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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

2. Which of the following preaches a service for the Obamas on the morning of Inauguration Day?
(a) Jeremiah Wright.
(b) John Hagee.
(c) Otis Moss.
(d) TD Jakes.

3. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Calvin Coolidge.

4. The comment that “The phrases ‘bitter’ and ‘cling to guns or religion’ were easily remembered, like a hook in a pop song” (145) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

5. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym TARP in the memoir?
(a) Temporary Assistance for Relocating People.
(b) Turn Around the Republican Party.
(c) Troubled Asset Relief Program.
(d) Throw Away Round Pegs.

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

7. In what year does Obama note cloture came into practice?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1914.

8. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s national finance chair?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Paul Tewes.
(c) Penny Pritzker.
(d) David Axelrod.

9. A bust of which of the following appears in the Cabinet Room of the White House?
(a) Washington.
(b) Madison.
(c) Adams.
(d) Jefferson.

10. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) Pushkin.
(c) Solovyov.
(d) Gogol.

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

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

13. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
(a) Camus.
(b) Fanon.
(c) Jeanson.
(d) Chaulet.

14. In which of the following years does Obama note entering Harvard Law School?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1988.

15. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Melville.
(b) Hawthorne.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Emerson.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?

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

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

4. In which of the following cities does Obama note announcing his presidential candidacy?

5. How long does Obama report anticipating composing his memoir will take?

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