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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

3. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?
(a) First on base.
(b) Forward obligation balancing.
(c) Fatally obstructive bureaucrats.
(d) Forward operating base.

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

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

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

7. On which day does Super Tuesday fall during Obama’s primary campaign?
(a) 5 February.
(b) 12 February.
(c) 29 January.
(d) 19 February.

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

9. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?
(a) Caroline Forbes.
(b) Caroline Kennedy.
(c) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(d) Steve Forbes.

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

11. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
(a) Darth Vader from Star Wars.
(b) Gurney Halleck from Dune.
(c) Neo from The Matrix.
(d) Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.

12. Which of the following is Obama’s chief usher?
(a) Steve Rochon.
(b) Quincy Jackson.
(c) Nate Emory.
(d) Ray Rogers.

13. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Conceit.

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

15. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 36%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 44%.
(d) 48%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days into his term in office does Obama sign his first bill into law?

2. Which of the following accompanies Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq when he travels there during his campaign?

3. Which of the following performs at an Obama campaign event in Indianapolis?

4. How many counties does Obama report Iowa has?

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

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