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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mike's increased work in the Tutorial Center force him to participate in?
(a) Policy making.
(b) Public speaking.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Teaching.

2. What literature course did Mike teach during his time with the Veterans' Program?
(a) Advanced Grammar.
(b) Introductory Grammar.
(c) Introductory Humanities.
(d) Advanced Humanities.

3. What did Mike buy to read as a child?
(a) Tabloids.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Comics.

4. Who wrote "Remedial Cases in Reading"?
(a) James Gray.
(b) William S. Gray.
(c) Steve Gray.
(d) John Gray.

5. What class of Mike's was Concepcion Baca in?
(a) Comparative Literature.
(b) European Literature.
(c) Historical Literature.
(d) American Literature.

6. What did Mike say was a disturbing tendency among educators in his time?
(a) The poor were viewed as remedial.
(b) The poor were not given opportunities to succeed.
(c) The poor were not able to understand.
(d) The poor were viewed as different.

7. What literature did Mike say that he knew little about?
(a) European literature before the 20th century.
(b) European literature after the 20th century.
(c) English literature after the 20th century.
(d) English literature before the 20th century.

8. What did the English Department in Ohio want?
(a) To increase basic instruction.
(b) To enhance the current curriculum.
(c) To develop a new curriculum.
(d) To get away from basic instruction.

9. Who wrote that "Teaching bears a resemblance to the practice of medicine"?
(a) Paul Lang.
(b) Albert Lang.
(c) Jerry Lang.
(d) Steve Lang.

10. What was Harold's fourth grade teacher's recommendation for him?
(a) To work harder.
(b) To be placed in a special needs class.
(c) To be placed in an advanced class.
(d) To get one on one assistance.

11. What did Mike discover about the men after spending two months with them?
(a) They were complicated people.
(b) Each one was on his own psychic timetable.
(c) The program was hard for them.
(d) They all wanted the same thing.

12. What did Mike say new college students had limited exposure to?
(a) Strong study skills.
(b) A good grasp of grammar.
(c) Certain kinds of reading and writing.
(d) Large groups of people.

13. According to Mike, what was the focus of twentieth century writing curriculum?
(a) Usage, grammar, and mechanics.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Mechanics.
(d) Usage.

14. Who tallied the percentage of students that misspelled mortgage?
(a) W.S. Guiler.
(b) S.W. Guiler.
(c) M.T. Guiler.
(d) T.M. Guiler.

15. According to Mike who initiated counter literature?
(a) Steve Labov.
(b) John Labov.
(c) William Labov.
(d) Ray Labov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two months into his tutoring at his new job, who offered Mike a full time job?

2. How did Mike define remedial?

3. What was the name of the other counselor in the Veterans Program?

4. Where did Mike say he did his most unusual teaching?

5. What did Mike give Jack to read?

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