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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. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym TARP in the memoir?
2. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?
3. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?
4. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?
5. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Obama note doing in the first month after leaving office?
2. Why does Obama note unease at being “the new ‘in’ thing” (196)?
3. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?
4. What two things does Obama note led to his ascendancy in the Iowa campaign?
5. What justifications does Obama provide for asking Robert Gates to stay on as Defense Secretary?
6. To what factor does Obama ascribe his good working relationship with Harry Reid early in his term as a U.S. Senator?
7. What rumors regarding his American identity does Obama note following Super Tuesday?
8. What does Obama identify as “the one big tactical error of our campaign” (139)?
9. What debate-day rituals does Obama note performing?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part Three: Renegade is the single largest portion of the main text of the memoir (excluding front and back matter, as well as paratext). Is it also the most important? How is it / not?
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 FDR. What function does the comparison serve in the memoir? How does it serve it?
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