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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. Who were Obama's closest friends in elementary school?
(a) The Frost Sisters.
(b) The Gore sisters.
(c) The Soul Sisters.
(d) The Moore Sisters.

2. 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.

3. Where in Africa did Obama and her fiancé travel to?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Ghana.

4. What kept Barack from voting on an important crime bill in 1999?
(a) He got stuck in traffic.
(b) Malia got sick.
(c) His wife did not want him to vote.
(d) His mother died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Obama discover the engagement ring?

2. What was the name of Michelle Obama's great aunt?

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

4. What began happening in Obama's neighborhood when she was a child?

5. How was Obama's sophomore roommate different from herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Czerny Brausell?

2. What program was Obama enlisted into while at Bryn Mawr?

3. What made Suzanne and Obama so different?

4. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

5. What started happening to Obama's neighborhood when she was a child?

6. What happened at Obama's first piano recital?

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

8. What happened when Obama jumped forward in her piano workbook?

9. Why did Obama avoid telling her parents about the school trip to Paris?

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

(see the answer keys)

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