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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Obama's dog that lived at her grandfather's house?
(a) Max.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Rex.
(d) Spot.

3. Who does Obama say dominated the Princeton campus?
(a) White women.
(b) White men.
(c) Black women.
(d) Black men.

4. Where was Obama's best friend in college originally from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Nigeria.

5. Why did Obama freeze at her first piano recital?
(a) She was not feeling well.
(b) The piano keys were flawless.
(c) The piano was purple.
(d) She got stage fright.

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

7. Where did the Obamas get married?
(a) Princeton, NJ.
(b) South Side Chicago.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Cambridge, MA.

8. Where was Barack Obama originally from?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) California.
(d) Kenya.

9. What was the name of Obama's distant relative in Princeton?
(a) Aunt Miss.
(b) Aunt Sis.
(c) Aunt M'am.
(d) Aunt Bro.

10. How did Obama discover the engagement ring?
(a) Barack wore it around his neck.
(b) It was in her salad at a restaurant.
(c) It was on a dessert platter at a restaurant.
(d) It was under her chair.

11. What did Obama's father refuse to do despite his family's prodding?
(a) Eat more vegetables.
(b) Go to work.
(c) Retire.
(d) See the doctor.

12. What was the name of the first boy Obama kissed?
(a) Ronnell.
(b) Derek.
(c) Donald.
(d) Roger.

13. Where did Barack write his first book?
(a) Bali.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) California.

14. What illness was Obama's father diagnosed with?
(a) Cushing's disease.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) A common cold.
(d) Cancer.

15. Where did the Obamas honeymoon?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Cambridge, MA.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Northern California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barack grow up living?

2. What profession has Michelle Obama never experienced?

3. What did Obama not want her girls to grow up thinking?

4. What nickname did Obama's family give to her maternal grandfather?

5. What was Obama's major in college?

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