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

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

3. 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) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

5. The acronym EEOB carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
(b) Estimated Employment Operations Benefits.
(c) Eisenhower Electronic Ordinance Bureau.
(d) Equal Employment Opportunity Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following groups does Obama report having listened prior to his presidential campaign?

2. How many jobs lost does the October report released just after Obama’s election to the Presidency note?

3. How long does Obama note that Ed Thomas had worked at the White House?

4. The comment, “From day one, it felt like the middle of Times Square” (82) offers an example of which of the following?

5. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lesson does Obama report taking from the New Hampshire primary?

3. What justifications does Obama provide for asking Robert Gates to stay on as Defense Secretary?

4. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?

5. What is the overall tone of the first section in Chapter 10, describing the Oval Office, and how is it conveyed?

6. What does Obama label as the “big sort” in politics?

7. What does Obama note doing in the first month after leaving office?

8. How does Obama define the role of the body man?

9. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?

10. What reasons does Obama give that those who knew him as a teenager would have doubted he would seek political office?

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