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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 Hadiya Pendleton die?

2. Where did the Obamas watch the 2008 election result?

3. What was Donald Trump trying to convince Americans when Barack was President?

4. What happened on June 26, 2015?

5. What did Obama teasingly call her security detail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did the Obama go on their first date as President and First Lady?

3. What does Obama remember of her husband's victory speech?

4. What did Obama do when she realized she had been relying too heavily on fast food and convenient food to feed her family?

5. Why was Obama so paranoid on the election night in 2012?

6. What was a welcome change within the Obama's family life after they moved into the White House?

7. What did Obama anticipate about taking on the role of First Lady?

8. What did Obama make her husband promise to do if he did not make it far in the Senate campaign?

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

10. Why did Obama and her daughter Malia try to escape the White House on their own on June 26, 2015?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Michelle Obama and her college roommate and friend, Suzanne Alele. What was the dynamic of this relationship, and what about it was so impactful for Obama?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining support from Michelle Obama's perspective. What does it mean to be supportive and who are the people in Obama's life who have taught her this?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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