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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. On which of the following towns’ names does Obama focus pronunciation efforts?
2. Which of the following preaches a service for the Obamas on the morning of Inauguration Day?
3. How many primary contests does Obama report winning in the weeks after Super Tuesday?
4. In which year does Obama note the first inaugural ball was held in Washington, DC?
5. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the primary rhetorical approach Obama uses to persuade David Axelrod to support his attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, and why is it the primary one?
2. Why is Super Tuesday referred to by that name?
3. To what factor does Obama ascribe his good working relationship with Harry Reid early in his term as a U.S. Senator?
4. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?
5. What are the three components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus that Obama articulates?
6. What does Obama label as the “big sort” in politics?
7. What trust does Obama cite as integral to the modern social contract?
8. What debate-day rituals does Obama note performing?
9. Obama notes reprising the final section of Lincoln’s journey to Washington, DC, for his own inauguration—with one change. What is the change, and why was it made?
10. What lesson does Obama report taking from the New Hampshire primary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If there is a single, dominant theme in the memoir, what is it? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Obama remarks several times through the memoir about playing cards, particularly Spades. What functions do the remarks serve, and how do the remarks serve those functions?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the symbolism of the Tea Party and its members’ trappings and presentations, as depicted in the memoir.
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