2. How many days into his term in office does Obama sign his first bill into law?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 9 hours.
(d) 9 days.

3. A bust of which of the following appears in the Cabinet Room of the White House?
(a) Madison.
(b) Adams.
(c) Washington.
(d) Jefferson.

4. Which of the following authors does Obama note reading while in high school?
(a) Gogol.
(b) Solovyov.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) Pushkin.

5. How many primary contests does Obama report winning in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

6. Which of the following does Obama report is the motto of his campaign staff in Iowa?
(a) Hope and change.
(b) Fired up! Ready to go!
(c) Yes we can!
(d) Respect. Empower. Include.

7. Which of the following does Obama select to lead the Domestic Policy Council?
(a) Peter Orszag.
(b) Christina Romer.
(c) Jared Bernstein.
(d) Melody Barnes.

8. From which of the following does Obama note his grandmother’s nickname comes?
(a) Swahili for “Grandma.”
(b) Hawaiian for “A horn’s sound.”
(c) Hawaiian for “Grandma.”
(d) English for “A horn’s sound.”

9. In what year does Obama note Toot was born?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1923.

10. By how wide a margin does Obama lose his race against Bobby Rush?
(a) 5 points.
(b) 30 points.
(c) 50 points.
(d) 3 points.

11. Which of the following is Obama’s chief usher?
(a) Quincy Jackson.
(b) Nate Emory.
(c) Steve Rochon.
(d) Ray Rogers.

12. The acronym HAMP carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?
(a) Hopeful Aspirations Matter Potentially.
(b) Hot Action Made Present.
(c) Home Affordable Modification Program.
(d) High Amperage Multiphasic Power-supply.

13. 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) Paradox.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Simile.

14. Which of the following endorse Obama after the New Hampshire primary?
(a) Ann Richards.
(b) Michelle Bachmann.
(c) Kathleen Blanco.
(d) Claire McCaskill.

15. How large is the “butter bust” of Obama’s head created by Norma Lyon?
(a) 23 inches.
(b) 23 feet.
(c) 23 pounds.
(d) 23 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment, “The presidency is like a new car. It starts depreciating the minute you drive it off the lot” (233) is an example of which of the following?

2. How many of the Super Tuesday contests does Obama report winning?

3. Which of the following accompanies Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq when he travels there during his campaign?

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

5. How many doors does Obama note the Oval Office has?

(see the answer keys)

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