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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. How did Obama discover the engagement ring?

2. What was the name of the director of the space on campus designed to support POC?

3. How did Obama's father serve the community?

4. Who was Obama's best friend in college?

5. Why was Obama getting frustrated with Barack after they had their two kids?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was Project VOTE!

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and themes Obama highlights throughout? What does it mean to become?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Obama's ideas about stories and personal narratives. Why does Obama think it is crucial for people to share their stories, even and especially when those stories might be different to the norm?

Essay Topic 3

Michelle Obama writes that she is extremely grateful to her parents for the way that they raised her. What about her parent's parenting methods helped to shape her as a person, and did they influence her own methods as a mother? If so, how?

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