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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. Approximately how many people in Philadelphia does Obama note died to the Spanish flu?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 16,000.

2. The acronym NAFTA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) National Association of Free Thinkers, Assembled.
(b) Never agree for the advantage.
(c) National Assembly for the Autistic.
(d) North American Free Trade Agreement.

3. Which of the following does Obama note is grown in Michelle’s White House garden?
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Gooseberries.
(c) Boysenberries.
(d) Blueberries.

4. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 9 October 2009.
(b) 10 September 2009.
(c) 9 October 2010.
(d) 11 September 2011.

5. To which of the following does Obama ascribe the remark that “You can’t save trees by ignoring people” (487)?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Senators vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court Justice?

2. Tha acronym IAEA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

3. Which of the following is included among Bush’s “axis of evil”?

4. Which of the following does Obama appoint Energy Secretary?

5. Which of the following does Obama appoint climate czar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Obama offer for sightseeing on foreign diplomatic visits?

2. When presented with notes about gender discrimination within his White House, what steps does Obama take to address the matter?

3. What does Obama note as his reasons for wanting to engage Medvedev at his first G20 summit?

4. What recurring dream does Obama note having during his second year in office?

5. What does Obama note as providing the objectivity judicial review one needs to have to be reliable?

6. What reasons does Obama give for approving of some of his predecessor’s counterterrorism initiatives?

7. What parts of the UN Charter does Obama note matched his mother’s viewpoint?

8. Why, per Elie Wiesel, did the inmates at Auschwitz teach their children math, poetry, and history?

9. What reasons does Obama give for replacing McChrystal with Petraeus?

10. What does Obama note are the effects of the Spanish flu on the world?

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