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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. How many Southern Italian peasants immigrated to America between 1880 and 1920?

2. Who did Mike say was the coolest kid he knew?

3. What group was Mike uninterested in joining?

4. At which college did Mike work?

5. What college accepted Mike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mike feel about the final assignment in Professor Gullans' class?

2. What did Mike say were primary and secondary qualities?

3. What type of ending did Hank write to the Rocky Raccoon story?

4. What did Mike mean when he said the classroom could be filled with possibility?

5. What type of school was Loyola when Mike attended in the early sixties?

6. What did Mike do to make money while at UCLA?

7. In school, how did Mike defend himself against things he couldn't understand?

8. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

9. Why did Laura struggle in Remedial English?

10. How did the students Mike worked with feel about the standardized tests?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the focus placed on statistics caused some students not to get the assistance they needed. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Mike's time at Loyola both helped and hindered him at UCLA. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Mike's involvement in counseling affected his life. Use examples from the book.

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