DFMF - Chapter 3 Chapter Questions

Dreams from My Father by Barak Obama                    New Utrecht High School

Ms. Chan L.                                                                     

Chapter 3- Chapter Questions

Directions: Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember, one sentence answers are not acceptable and will result in a 55% on the assignment.

1)   Obama attends Punahou Academy, a “prestigious prep school, an incubator for island elites” (p.58).  What does Obama mean by this description of his school?  Please describe Obama’s first impressions of Punahou.  How do his feelings contrast with the attitudes his grandparents express?  How does he relate to other students at the school?

2)   At one point, Coretta, a little girl in his class, and Obama begin to play, and then they stop.  What happens between them?  What does Obama realize about himself from this interaction?  How does he feel about what happened?

3)   Both Obama’s father and his mother want him to be a good student.  How does each of them encourage Obama in this regard?  What is different about their approaches to child rearing and development?