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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of high school did Obama attend?

2. On what day in 1998 was Malia Obama born?

3. What did the Obamas do to sort out their frustrations?

4. What did one of Obama's distant cousins once ask her when they were talking?

5. Why did Suzanne quit her job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Obama's job at Sidley & Austin change her life?

8. What was Project VOTE!

9. What did Obama's father say to her on the night of his death?

10. How did Obama experience her first kiss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, Obama describes a dream she had while in the White House, in which her family were nearly attacked by wild animals set loose. In what ways did this dream reflect Obama's reality, and, on a psychological level, what may it have symbolized?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze politics from Michelle Obama's perspective. How does Obama feel about politics? Use specific examples from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

When her husband is elected President of the United States, Michelle Obama knows that she will be stepping into a difficult role as First Lady. How does Michelle Obama go about being a First Lady? What is most important to her, in what ways is she different from or challenge the traditions of the role?

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