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

2. What does Obama say she will not allow herself to be?

3. What has Obama tried to do throughout her whole professional career?

4. What kind of first date did the Obamas as President and First Lady?

5. What did Obama strive to tell the young people she interacted with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Obama realize about her husband the first time she witnessed the presidential motorcade?

3. What were the results of the 2008 presidential election?

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

5. Who is Hadiya Pendleton?

6. What happened in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012?

7. What is becoming for Obama?

8. What was the purpose of the mentoring program Obama started at the White House?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Obama's affinity to working with and focusing on children and children's needs while in the White House. Why was Obama so adamant about helping and encouraging children around the world, and in what ways did she help and encourage children while she was First Lady?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the voice of Michelle Obama as a narrator. What is her tone, and what general effect do you think it has on readers? Be sure to use specific adjectives and examples from the text to analyze the nature of this voice.

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