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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 34-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did a person being arrested throw into Mike's yard?
(a) A knife.
(b) 12 bags of heroin.
(c) Stolen property.
(d) A gun.

2. What was Laura's father's job?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Food vendor.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Restaurant owner.

3. What was the title of the article in The Nation in 1896?
(a) "The Illiteracy of American Boys."
(b) "Illiteracy in America."
(c) "The Growing Illiteracy of American Boys."
(d) "American Illiteracy."

4. What was the name of Mike's elementary school?
(a) St. Mary's.
(b) St. Regina's.
(c) St. Joseph's.
(d) St. Peter's.

5. Who wrote that "schools are theaters were we play out the conflicts in the culture"?
(a) John Cohen and Alison Neufeld.
(b) Alison Cohen and John Neufeld.
(c) David Cohen and Barbara Neufeld.
(d) David Neufeld and Barbara Cohen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived with Mike when he was seventeen?

2. What was Mike's first job before sixth grade?

3. What grades did Mike get in grammar?

4. When did Mike's mother come to America?

5. In college, what subject did Mike find hard to study?

(see the answer key)

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