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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Michelle Obama's great aunt?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Regina.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Rachel.

2. How did Obama gain the approval of the neighborhood kids?
(a) She started a fight.
(b) She gave them money.
(c) She gave them candy.
(d) She started a club.

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

4. What was the name of the neighborhood girl who did not like Obama?
(a) Doris.
(b) Deenen.
(c) Debra.
(d) Deedra.

5. What made Obama's paternal grandfather so grumpy?
(a) He never went to church.
(b) He hated his family.
(c) He never achieved his life goals.
(d) He hated Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Obama living while working at Sidley and Austin?

2. Where did Obama go over Christmas break?

3. Why did Obama's first year roommate move out?

4. Where did Obama's family visit their friends the Stewarts?

5. Why did Obama freeze at her first piano recital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Obama's father do when she told him to stay home from work and rest?

2. What was the good news and bad news that the Obamas came back to after their honeymoon?

3. What did Obama's college boyfriend want to do after graduation, and what did he end up doing?

4. What kinds of things was Craig worried about growing up, and what did he do about those things?

5. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

6. What was Project VOTE!

7. Why did one of Obama's first year roommates move out of their room?

8. What was Obama's father's prized possession?

9. What did Obama and Craig get into a fight over the day after their father's death?

10. What was Barack's solution to finish his book in such as short amount of time?

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