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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the Buick Electra when Obama's family visited the Stewarts?
(a) Someone threw eggs at it.
(b) Someone keyed the vehicle.
(c) Someone slashed the tires.
(d) Someone broke in and stole personal items.

2. Why was Obama getting frustrated with Barack after they had their two kids?
(a) He never talked to his girls.
(b) He never talked to her.
(c) He cheated on her.
(d) He was rarely ever home.

3. What happened to Suzanne in her mid-twenties?
(a) She got married.
(b) She went to graduate school.
(c) She had a child.
(d) She was diagnosed with cancer.

4. What was Obama's first job after she quit her job at Sidley?
(a) Assistant to Mayor Daley.
(b) A college professor.
(c) Assistant to Valerie Jarrett.
(d) A college administrator.

5. What classroom was Obama in at her elementary school?
(a) Obama was placed in a classroom in a grade below her own.
(b) Obama was placed in a classroom for special needs children.
(c) Obama was placed in a classroom for gifted and talented students.
(d) Obama was placed in a classroom for low-performing students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Obama realize about her husband when he first arrived in D.C. after being elected president?

2. What illness was Obama's father diagnosed with?

3. What was the result of the campaigning in Iowa?

4. Where did Obama's mother live throughout some of his childhood?

5. On what day in 1998 was Malia Obama born?

(see the answer key)

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