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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. Who did Obama hire for her family during Barack's presidential campaign?

2. What position did Barack want to run for after he was made a senator?

3. When did the Obamas leave the White House for the final time?

4. How does Obama see herself?

5. Who was captured and killed in 2011?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is becoming for Obama?

5. What does Obama say she will do in light of the current political climate?

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

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

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

9. Who did Obama meet in South Africa?

10. What happened after Obama delivered her stump speech for Barack in Wisconsin?

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

Throughout her husband's presidential campaign and even throughout his eight-year-long presidency, Michelle Obama faced criticism on all fronts from the media and the public. How did Michelle contend with the constant pressure while in the public eye, and in what ways were her methods successful or unsuccessful?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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