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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. How far underwater is the Deepwater Horizon well drilled?
2. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
3. Which of the following does Obama appoint Energy Secretary?
4. Which of the following does Obama appoint Labor Secretary?
5. The comment that Merkel “was now eyeing Sarkozy the way a mother eyes an unruly child” (343) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Obama note wanting to say about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when asked about it in May 2010?
2. What “hard truths” does Obama note hoping to address in the “Muslim speech” (358-59)?
3. What parts of the UN Charter does Obama note matched his mother’s viewpoint?
4. What does Obama note are historical reasons midterm elections go poorly for the party in power?
5. What reasons does Obama give for approving of some of his predecessor’s counterterrorism initiatives?
6. What does Obama note as his reasons for wanting to engage Medvedev at his first G20 summit?
7. What does Obama note as providing the objectivity judicial review one needs to have to be reliable?
8. What does Obama cite as his impetus to finally quit smoking?
9. Why, per Elie Wiesel, did the inmates at Auschwitz teach their children math, poetry, and history?
10. What reasons does Obama give for pressing strongly on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Obama writes, he makes repeated references to the Hawaiian coast. What function does the repeated reference serve? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Obama muses on making the following comment: “The point of it all. To have that rare chance, reserved for very few, to bend history in a better direction” (423). Is the chance rare? It is reserved for few? What in the memoir supports the position? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the symbolism of the Tea Party and its members’ trappings and presentations, as depicted in the memoir.
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