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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Ottumwa.
(c) Lamoni.
(d) Waterloo.

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

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

4. In which of the following years does Obama first learn he is to be a father?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

5. Which of the following performs at an Obama campaign event in Indianapolis?
(a) Stevie Wonder.
(b) John Legend.
(c) Prince.
(d) Ray Charles.

6. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1813.

7. In which of the following hotels does Obama note staying while campaigning for the presidency?
(a) Hampton Inn.
(b) Days Inn.
(c) Hilton Majestic.
(d) Staybridge Suites.

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

9. How much does Obama report paying for the first home he and Michelle buy together?
(a) $277,500.
(b) $322,500.
(c) $255,000.
(d) $300,000.

10. How many contests take place on Super Tuesday, per Obama?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 24.

11. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) High Altitude Recovery Protocol.
(b) Heroic Actors’ Residence, Poughkeepsie.
(c) Home Affordable Refinance Program.
(d) Horn Association for Republican Progress.

12. Which of the following caucuses comes next after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Utah.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Nevada.

13. 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) Oxymoron.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

14. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

15. The comment, “It was less a transformation than an amplification, her essential ‘Miche-ness’ burnished to a high shine” (221) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Litotes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?

4. Which of the following appellations does Obama give to the Presidential Limousine?

5. Approximately how long does Obama note the Oval Office is?

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