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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many days pass between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

4. 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) Hyperbole.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Oxymoron.

5. Which of the following does Obama select to head the Council of Economic Advisers?
(a) Peter Orszag.
(b) Christina Romer.
(c) Melody Barnes.
(d) Jared Bernstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term G20 refers to which of the following?

2. The comment, “The initial response from my number one recruit for the job [of Chief of Staff] was less than enthusiastic” (209) is an example of which of the following?

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

4. At which of the following companies does Obama report meeting Michelle?

5. Which of the following U.S. Presidents does Obama credit with the development of the West Wing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Super Tuesday referred to by that name?

2. To what political choices does Obama ascribe worsening income inequality as he moves into the general campaign from the primary?

3. To what events does Obama ascribe his perception as a U.S. Senator that he needed to do more in office, and faster?

4. How does Obama describe “politics in Springfield” (33) while he is a state senator?

5. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade David Axelrod to support his attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, and why is it the primary one?

6. What does Obama identify as the “biggest mistake of the campaign” (143)?

7. What reservations regarding running for President does Obama cite prior to beginning his campaign?

8. To what factor does Obama ascribe his good working relationship with Harry Reid early in his term as a U.S. Senator?

9. Obama notes reprising the final section of Lincoln’s journey to Washington, DC, for his own inauguration—with one change. What is the change, and why was it made?

10. What two things does Obama note led to his ascendancy in the Iowa campaign?

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