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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Mike first meet Bobby?
(a) At a dinner with mutual friends.
(b) At a hamburger stand.
(c) In the summer program.
(d) In high school.

2. How far was Our Lady of Mercy from Mike's home?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. What happened when Mike's test results were mixed up with the results of another high school student?
(a) He quit school.
(b) He went to another school.
(c) He got placed on the vocational track.
(d) He was put in advanced classes.

4. Why did Bobby feel unable to achieve the same high standards at UCLA that he had been able to achieve in high school?
(a) The classes were harder.
(b) The teachers had higher expectations.
(c) The class sizes were larger.
(d) The environment had changed.

5. When did Mike's mother come to America?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1925.

6. What record did Mike play for his students when teaching them about old fashioned story telling?
(a) Rocky in Love.
(b) Raccoon Rock.
(c) Rocky's Dilemma.
(d) Rocky Raccoon.

7. Who did Mike go to see when he became sick with fear?
(a) Dr. Hilsdale.
(b) Dr. Carothers.
(c) Dr. Metzger.
(d) Dr. Jones.

8. According to Mike, what did most students and professors call English A?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Angsty.
(c) Easy.
(d) Bonehead.

9. In college, what book did Mike have a hard time studying?
(a) The Metaphysical.
(b) The Foundations of Modern Science.
(c) Modern Science and it's Metaphysical Foundations.
(d) The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science.

10. Who helped Mike learn to write better?
(a) Dr. Johnson.
(b) Dr. Erlandson.
(c) Dr. Stevens.
(d) Dr. Jones.

11. What was the name of Mike's UCLA professor who spoke with a Brooklyn accent?
(a) Steve Cohen.
(b) Arthur Cohen.
(c) John Cohen.
(d) Ralph Cohen.

12. How many days a week did Mike and his team work in the schools?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. What did Mike say that teaching was?
(a) A kind of romance.
(b) The best job ever.
(c) A hard job.
(d) A difficult endeavor.

14. Who taught Mike's UCLA Bibliography course?
(a) Charles Gullans.
(b) Steven Gullans.
(c) Ralph Gullans.
(d) Jack Gullans.

15. Who did Mike say was the coolest kid he knew?
(a) Samuel Wilson.
(b) Alex Wilson.
(c) John Wilson.
(d) Tyrrell Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members were in the group Mike joined in college?

2. What was Laura's father's job?

3. What was Ben's second cousin's name?

4. Who created the literacy club that Mike joined in high school?

5. What word did Rodrigo pick out in the word definition exercise Mike did with his students?

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