When Barack was an Illinois state senator, he was often away from home for several days at a time. This was because the A to drive home each day. state capitol building where he worked was too far away B weather made it too dangerous to drive back and forth. B C position required him to travel frequently to other C countries. D job allowed him to complete his work in three days so he could also teach college classes.

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question based on a given text. The text talks about Barack Obama's experience as an Illinois state senator. The question asks us to identify the reason why he was often away from home for several days at a time.<br />## Step 2<br />The text does not provide any information about the state capitol building being too far away (option A), the weather making it too dangerous to drive back and forth (option B), or his position requiring him to travel frequently to other countries (option C).<br />## Step 3<br />The text does not mention anything about his job allowing him to complete his work in three days so he could also teach college classes (option D).<br />## Step 4<br />Based on the information provided in the text, the correct answer is option C, which states that his position required him to travel frequently to other countries.