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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. Where did Obama go over Christmas break?
(a) She went to Canada with Barack.
(b) She went to Bali with Barack.
(c) She went to Cambridge with Barack.
(d) She went to Hawaii with Barack.

2. What did the Obamas do to sort out their frustrations?
(a) They got divorced.
(b) They each took custody of one of the girls.
(c) The went to couples counseling.
(d) They slept in separate rooms.

3. What was the name of one of Obama's mentors who would eventually work on Barack's campaign?
(a) Valerie Jarrett.
(b) Victoria Jackson.
(c) Veronica Mars.
(d) Vanessa Hudgens.

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

5. How did Obama's father serve the community?
(a) He was precinct captain for the city's Democratic Party.
(b) He was precinct captain for the city's Republican Party.
(c) He taught children to play piano.
(d) He delivered people's milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barack grow up living?

2. What was the name of Barack's mother?

3. What was Obama's major in college?

4. What kind of program did Obama start while at Princeton?

5. What did Obama's great aunt do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Obama talked to a group of neighborhood girls while at her grandparents' house?

4. How did Obama experience her first kiss?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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