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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The term G20 refers to which of the following?
2. In what year does Obama note cloture came into practice?
3. Which of the following people does Obama employ as his campaign’s national finance chair?
4. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
5. How large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What lesson does Obama report taking from the New Hampshire primary?
2. What justifications does Obama provide for asking Robert Gates to stay on as Defense Secretary?
3. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?
4. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade Michelle to support his first attempt to win political office, and why is it the primary one?
5. How does Obama note his campaign staff defines the term “gaffe”?
6. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
7. 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?
8. What does Obama cite as his early problem in his campaign for president?
9. What does Obama note he believes his motivations were and are for leaving his community-organization work?
10. What is the dominant rhetorical approach Obama uses in presenting his choice for Treasury Secretary, and why is it the dominant approach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the passage in Chapter 21 beginning with “In other words” and ending with “before moving forward” (496). What rhetorical structure is being deployed? What effect does the structure have? How does it achieve the effect?
Essay Topic 2
The memoir makes note of many, many names, mostly people who work for Obama in his offices and on his campaigns. What purpose might bringing up so many people serve? Does the memoir fulfill that purpose? How or how not?
Essay Topic 3
In the memoir, Obama frequently compares himself to Lincoln. What function does the comparison serve in the memoir? How does it serve it?
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