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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The acronym ASEAN carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Attention-Seeking Eager Armies of Nations.
(b) Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
(c) Association of Societies of Engineering, Aeronautics, and Naval Science.
(d) Assembly of Southern Electronic Architects and Navigators.

2. Which of the following does Obama note meeting in Japan?
(a) Yukio Hayotama.
(b) Sanji Hayotama.
(c) Hiraoka Kimitake.
(d) Yukio Mishima.

3. Which of the following serves as Homeland Security Secretary?
(a) Mike Mullen.
(b) Thad Allen.
(c) Janet Napolitano.
(d) Ken Salazar.

4. Which of the following is Obama’s Commerce Secretary?
(a) Michael McFaul.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Tim Geithner.
(d) Gary Locke.

5. Which of the following does Obama note performing in Michelle’s American music series?
(a) Jennifer Lopez.
(b) Ariana Grande.
(c) Cardi B.
(d) Selena Quintanilla.

6. Tha acronym IAEA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) International Atomic Energy Agency.
(b) Interstate Access to Emergency Aid.
(c) Intercontinental Atomic Energy Association.
(d) International Athletic Exercise Agency.

7. How many are reported dead in the Deepwater Horizon explosion?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

8. What is the vote in the House of Representatives on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
(a) 237-192.
(b) 60-39.
(c) 218-217.
(d) 301-134.

9. To which of the following does Obama note traveling in the five days following his first G20 summit?
(a) Strasbourg, France.
(b) Barcelona, Spain.
(c) Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
(d) Turin, Italy.

10. Which of the following does Obama select as Secretary of Health and Human Services?
(a) Kathleen Sebelius.
(b) Laura Klitzka.
(c) Nancy-Ann DeParle.
(d) Jeanne Lambrew.

11. On what day is the well at the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill capped?
(a) 15 July.
(b) 12 July.
(c) 13 July.
(d) 14 July.

12. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Iran.
(d) Turkey.

13. At which of the following sites does Obama report delivering his first major anti-terrorism speech?
(a) The Oval Office.
(b) The National Archives.
(c) The Capitol Rotunda.
(d) The National Mall.

14. The comment, “Your political enemies, smelling blood in the water, go after you harder” (519) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Simile.

15. The acronym HVD carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Humvee dealer.
(b) Hurricane victim detailer.
(c) High-value deal.
(d) High-value detainee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages does Obama report McChrystal’s assessment as being?

2. The acronym IRGC carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

3. What is the vote in the Senate on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

4. Which of the following nicknames does Obama note John Brennan receives?

5. Obama’s musing, “‘You’re like the guy in the circus,’ Michelle told me once, ‘just spinning plates at the end of a stick’” (565) offers an example of which of the following?

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