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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. Approximately how long does Obama note the Oval Office is?
2. In which of the following hotels does Obama note staying while campaigning for the presidency?
3. By how wide a margin does Obama defeat Clinton in the South Carolina primary?
4. By approximately how wide a margin does Obama win in his race for U.S. Senate?
5. Which of the following rallies on Obama’s behalf in Iowa?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
2. 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?
3. How does Obama define “too big to fail” companies within the context of the 2008 financial crisis (181)?
4. What is the first bill Obama signs into law, and what does it do?
5. 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?
6. Why does Obama note unease at being “the new ‘in’ thing” (196)?
7. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?
8. What shortcomings does Obama note in his collegiate self, based on his journaling?
9. Why is Super Tuesday referred to by that name?
10. What does Obama identify as the “biggest mistake of the campaign” (143)?
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
What is to be made of Obama’s frequent reports of consulting with the women in his life, particularly Michelle? What in the text suggests as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Obama writes of “that most precious of gifts: the conviction of innocence, as well as the righteous indignation that comes with it” (274). What tone does the memoir adopt towards that gift? What in the memoir supports the idea? How does it do so?
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