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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. How much oil is reported to have leaked from the well at the bottom of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

2. How many countries does Obama note participate in the UN?

3. On what day does Obama receive word that he has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

4. Tha acronym IAEA carries which of the following meanings in the memoir?

5. The comment, “Others flashed a single-fingered salute” (403) offers an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ideas does Obama note concerning war in preparing his Nobel acceptance speech?

2. What does Obama note wanting to say about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when asked about it in May 2010?

3. To what does the term “dignified transfer” refer in the memoir?

4. What reasons does Obama give for pressing strongly on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament?

5. What does Obama note are reasons he could expect some success in the midterm elections?

6. When presented with notes about gender discrimination within his White House, what steps does Obama take to address the matter?

7. What justification does Obama offer for sightseeing on foreign diplomatic visits?

8. How does Obama explain the increasing number of regulatory agencies and delegation of authority to them by Congress?

9. What does Obama cite as his impetus to finally quit smoking?

10. What does Obama note are the effects of the Spanish flu on the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Obama writes, he makes repeated references to baseball—to other sports, yes, but to baseball, specifically. What function does the repeated reference serve? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Select one of the section titles: The Bet, Yes We Can, Renegade, The Good Fight, The World as It Is, In the Barrel, or On the High Wire. To what does the title make reference? How does it appear in the relevant section? What comment is suggested about it in that section? How is it suggested?

Essay Topic 3

In the memoir, Obama frequently compares himself to Lincoln. What function does the comparison serve in the memoir? How does it serve it?

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