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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. Which of the following accompanies Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq when he travels there during his campaign?
2. Which of the following characters does Obama note is depicted at the Iowa caucus?
3. The comment that “The phrases ‘bitter’ and ‘cling to guns or religion’ were easily remembered, like a hook in a pop song” (145) offers an example of which of the following?
4. Which of the following meanings is attached to the acronym FOB in the memoir?
5. Which of the following cities does Obama visit on his first official trip abroad as a U.S. Senator?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what factor does Obama ascribe his good working relationship with Harry Reid early in his term as a U.S. Senator?
2. What is the overall tone of the first section in Chapter 10, describing the Oval Office, and how is it conveyed?
3. What debate-day rituals does Obama note performing?
4. What reasons does Obama report for reading constituent letters?
5. How does Obama define the role of the body man?
6. What rumors regarding his American identity does Obama note following Super Tuesday?
7. How does Obama describe “politics in Springfield” (33) while he is a state senator?
8. To what events does Obama ascribe his perception as a U.S. Senator that he needed to do more in office, and faster?
9. Why does Obama dislike the question posed to Hillary Clinton about her likability?
10. What is the dominant rhetorical approach Obama uses in presenting his choice for Treasury Secretary, and why is it the dominant approach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the preface, Obama makes the following parenthetical remark: “I still like writing things out in longhand, finding that a computer gives even my roughest drafts too smooth a gloss and lends half-baked thoughts the mask of tidiness” (xiii). Does experience support the position? How so or not?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the symbolism of the Tea Party and its members’ trappings and presentations, as depicted in the memoir.
Essay Topic 3
Consider the passage in Chapter 21 beginning with “In other words” and ending with “before moving forward” (496). What rhetorical structure is being deployed? What effect does the structure have? How does it achieve the effect?
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