1. When Obama goes to Kenya, what does he learn about his father, grandfather, and family? Does this fulfill his expectations? How is he affected by what he learns?
2. Compare Obama's relationships with his African and American families. What is different and what is the same?
3. What evidence of colonialism does Obama observe in Kenyan society? How did colonialism affect his African family? How did this in turn affect Obama's life?
4. Obama recalls weeping at the graves of his father and grandfather, and says, "When my tears were finally spent, I felt a calmness wash over me. I felt the circle finally close." What does he mean by this? What in him has changed at this point?
5.Why do you think that Obama called his memoir Dreams from My Father? What dreams does the title refer to?