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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. Who won the 2012 presidential election?

2. When did the Obamas leave the White House for the final time?

3. Who was the new First Lady of the United States?

4. How did Hadiya Pendleton die?

5. What did Obama struggle to find for the girls ahead of Barack's presidential campaign announcement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Obama remember of her husband's victory speech?

2. Where did the Obama go on their first date as President and First Lady?

3. Who had the hardest time saying goodbye to the White House staff, and why?

4. What was one positive outcome of the Obama campaign even in its early stages?

5. How did Barack's Senate campaign pan out?

6. What did Obama make her husband promise to do if he did not make it far in the Senate campaign?

7. Who is Hadiya Pendleton?

8. What was Donald Trump saying in regard to President Obama just before his reelection?

9. What does Obama say she will do in light of the current political climate?

10. Why was it impossible for Barack to accompany the girls on their first day at their new school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, Obama describes a dream she had while in the White House, in which her family were nearly attacked by wild animals set loose. In what ways did this dream reflect Obama's reality, and, on a psychological level, what may it have symbolized?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze Obama's affinity to working with and focusing on children and children's needs while in the White House. Why was Obama so adamant about helping and encouraging children around the world, and in what ways did she help and encourage children while she was First Lady?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining support from Michelle Obama's perspective. What does it mean to be supportive and who are the people in Obama's life who have taught her this?

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