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

2. What did Barack say to Michelle before he left for law school again for the first time?

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

4. Where did the Obamas get married?

5. What was Obama's major in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Suzanne reveal to Obama when they were in their mid-twenties?

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

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

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

7. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

8. What was the Third World Center?

9. What kept Barack from returning to Illinois to vote on a major crime bill?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michelle Obama experiences a change in heart in her mid-twenties when she realizes she does not want to be a lawyer. How did she go about making career changes, and how is it effective or not effective?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Obama's attitude toward people and relationships. What did Obama want to convey to the people around her -- whether they be her family, friends, constituents, or opponents -- and how did she go about doing so while she was First Lady?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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