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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. Where in Africa did Obama and her fiancé travel to?

2. Where did Obama's mother live throughout some of his childhood?

3. What happened to the Buick Electra when Obama's family visited the Stewarts?

4. What was the name of Obama's distant relative in Princeton?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Barack's solution to finish his book in such as short amount of time?

2. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Michelle Obama's relationship to the place she grew up, the South Side of Chicago. What about this place is significant to her, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Michelle Obama's upbringing. What kinds of values did her parents instill in her, and in what ways did she abide by or challenge them throughout her life?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of the White House garden that Obama planted during her husband's first term. Why was it so important to Obama to plant this garden, and in what ways did its existence prove to be beneficial? Be sure to use specific evidence from the text.

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