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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how long does Obama note the Oval Office is?
(a) 29’.
(b) 22’.
(c) 43’.
(d) 36’.

2. How many pages does Obama report anticipating his memoir will take?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,250.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 750.

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

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

5. Which of the following appellations does Obama give to the Presidential Limousine?
(a) The Safe.
(b) The Imperator.
(c) The Tank.
(d) The Beast.

6. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?
(a) 2 Live Crew.
(b) Tag Team.
(c) Public Enemy.
(d) NWA.

7. In what year does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1923.

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

9. How many doors does Obama note the Oval Office has?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

10. 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.

11. The passage in which Otis Moss confers with Obama, noting, “Those of us who were part of the movement, giants like Martin, lieutenants and foot soldiers like me…we are the Moses generation. […] You, Barack, are part of the Joshua generation” (122) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Analogy.

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

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

14. To which of the following novelists’ audiobooks does Obama report listening while an Illinois state senator?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Audre Lorde.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Octavia Butler.

15. How long does Obama note that Ed Thomas had worked at the White House?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 months.
(c) 30 months.
(d) 40 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. By approximately how wide a margin does Obama win in his race for U.S. Senate?

2. Which of the following endorses Obama after the South Carolina primary?

3. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s Iowa leader?

4. A bust of which of the following appears in the Cabinet Room of the White House?

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

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