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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Obama's sophomore roommate different from herself?
(a) She was organized and her roommate was messy.
(b) She was messy and her roommate was organized.
(c) She was never in the room and her roommate was always in the room.
(d) She was always in the room and her roommate was never in the room.

2. What kind of program did Obama start while at Princeton?
(a) A study abroad program.
(b) A computer science program.
(c) An after school program for professors' kids.
(d) An exercise program.

3. Who was Obama's best friend in high school?
(a) DeeDee.
(b) Deenen.
(c) The Gore sisters.
(d) Santita Jackson.

4. Why did Obama's first year roommate move out?
(a) She was shy.
(b) Her mother was racist and wanted her out of the room.
(c) Her mother wanted her to live closer to the academic buildings.
(d) She transferred.

5. Why did Obama freeze at her first piano recital?
(a) The piano was purple.
(b) The piano keys were flawless.
(c) She got stage fright.
(d) She was not feeling well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Obama's mother live throughout some of his childhood?

2. What was the name of Obama's high school?

3. What was the name of one of Obama's mentors who would eventually work on Barack's campaign?

4. How did Obama's father serve the community?

5. What was the name of Obama's paternal grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at Obama's first piano recital?

2. What did Obama and Craig get into a fight over the day after their father's death?

3. What made Suzanne and Obama so different?

4. How did Obama's ideas about marriage differ from Barack's?

5. How did Obama experience her first kiss?

6. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

7. What started happening to Obama's neighborhood when she was a child?

8. What kinds of things was Craig worried about growing up, and what did he do about those things?

9. What did Obama's father do when she told him to stay home from work and rest?

10. What did Suzanne reveal to Obama when they were in their mid-twenties?

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