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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Obama's summer associate at Sidley and Austin?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Suzanne.
(c) Santita Jackson.
(d) Kevin from Princeton.

2. Who was Obama's best friend in high school?
(a) The Gore sisters.
(b) Deenen.
(c) Santita Jackson.
(d) DeeDee.

3. What did Obama's family like to do to celebrate?
(a) Order pizza from their favorite restaurant.
(b) Eat ice cream.
(c) Drink champagne.
(d) Throw parties.

4. What was Obama's major in college?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Business.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Political Science.

5. What did one of Obama's distant cousins once ask her when they were talking?
(a) Why she dressed like a white girl.
(b) Why she was so tall.
(c) Why she talked like a white girl.
(d) Why she was so short.

6. What did Obama's great aunt do for a living?
(a) She taught physics.
(b) She taught math.
(c) She taught dance.
(d) She taught piano.

7. What sport was Obama's brother really good at?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

8. Why did Obama's first year roommate move out?
(a) She transferred.
(b) Her mother wanted her to live closer to the academic buildings.
(c) She was shy.
(d) Her mother was racist and wanted her out of the room.

9. Who passed away the summer after sophomore year?
(a) Robbie.
(b) Terry.
(c) Obama's dad.
(d) Obama's mom.

10. What was the name of the nonprofit Obama worked for briefly?
(a) Public Friends.
(b) Public Kids.
(c) Public Allies.
(d) Public Enemies.

11. Where did Obama live as a child?
(a) The first floor of her great aunt's apartment.
(b) In a penthouse in New York.
(c) The second floor of her great aunt's apartment.
(d) In the suburbs.

12. What nickname did Obama's family give to her maternal grandfather?
(a) Northside.
(b) Southside.
(c) Eastside.
(d) Backside.

13. Who was Obama's best friend in college?
(a) Suzanna Alele.
(b) Deenen.
(c) DeeDee.
(d) Santita Jackson.

14. What was the name of the TWC's son?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Jeremy.

15. On what day in 1998 was Malia Obama born?
(a) The fourth of July.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter Day.
(d) Christmas Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Obama's distant relative in Princeton?

2. How did Obama's father serve the community?

3. What helped Obama find stability in her daily live?

4. How did Obama gain the approval of the neighborhood kids?

5. What kind of high school did Obama attend?

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