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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Renegade.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what margin does the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act pass the House of Representatives?
(a) 435 to 0.
(b) 218 to 217.
(c) 244 to 188.
(d) 301 to 134.

2. In which of the following years does Obama first learn he is to be a father?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1996.

3. In which of the following years does Obama note making his first attempt at winning political office?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1993.

4. What does Obama note is his average margin of victory in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 36%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 48%.
(d) 44%.

5. The comment, “Hope and change were a luxury, folks seemed to be telling us, exotic imports that would wilt in the heat” (127) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Oxymoron.

Short Answer Questions

1. The acronym HARP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

2. At which of the following schools does Obama note teaching after marrying Michelle?

3. Where does Obama note Toot was born?

4. Michelle’s comment that “You have some magic beans, and you’re going to plant them, and overnight a huge beanstalk is going to grow high into the sky, and you’ll climb up the beanstalk, kill the giant who lives in the clouds, and then bring home a goose that lays golden eggs” (45) is an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in college?

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