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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 did Malia announce to her parents in the spring of 2015?

2. What was the first stop of the presidential campaign?

3. What was the result of the campaigning in Iowa?

4. What does Obama hope sharing her story will do?

5. How many inauguration balls did the Obamas attend in 2009?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was elected to office in November of 2016, and when did the Obamas leave the White House?

2. What was Obama's first initiative as First Lady?

3. How does Obama react to people's inquiries about her running for President?

4. What was Donald Trump saying in regard to President Obama just before his reelection?

5. What was the response to Barack's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention?

6. Why was it impossible for Barack to accompany the girls on their first day at their new school?

7. What happened in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012?

8. Why does Obama think it is important for people to share their stories?

9. How did Barack's Senate campaign pan out?

10. What is becoming for Obama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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