Becoming Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michelle Obama
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Becoming Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michelle Obama
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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. What did the Obamas do to sort out their frustrations?

2. What happened to Barack's first book deal?

3. Where did Obama attend elementary school?

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

5. What happened after Obama got pregnant for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Czerny Brausell?

2. Who were Barack Obama's parents?

3. What happened after Obama got pregnant for the first time?

4. Why did one of Obama's first year roommates move out of their room?

5. Why was it so easy for Obama to find the middle C key on Robbie's piano?

6. How did Obama's job at Sidley & Austin change her life?

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

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

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

10. What is the name of the Obama's first child, and when was she born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of the White House garden that Obama planted during her husband's first term. Why was it so important to Obama to plant this garden, and in what ways did its existence prove to be beneficial? Be sure to use specific evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship and dynamic between Michelle Obama and her family. What kind of wife and mother did she want to be, and how were these dynamics altered once her family moved into the White House?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout her husband's presidential campaign and even throughout his eight-year-long presidency, Michelle Obama faced criticism on all fronts from the media and the public. How did Michelle contend with the constant pressure while in the public eye, and in what ways were her methods successful or unsuccessful?

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