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

2. What was the name of the boy Obama dated in college?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Connor.
(c) Kris.
(d) Caleb.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of one of Obama's mentors who would eventually work on Barack's campaign?

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

3. What did Barack say to Michelle before he left for law school again for the first time?

4. Where did Obama travel to while in high school?

5. Where did Obama live as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Dandy such a grumpy person to be around sometimes?

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

3. What made Suzanne and Obama so different?

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

5. What happened after Obama got pregnant for the first time?

6. Why was it so easy for Obama to find the middle C key on Robbie's piano?

7. What is the name of the Obama's first child, and when was she born?

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

9. What was Michelle Obama's living situation growing up?

10. How did Obama's ideas about marriage differ from Barack's?

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