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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many Southern Italian peasants immigrated to America between 1880 and 1920?
(a) Over 4 million.
(b) Over 3 million.
(c) Under 4 million.
(d) Under 3 million.

3. Who taught the Mike's college course on Shakespeare?
(a) Father Stevens.
(b) Father Albertson.
(c) Father Jones.
(d) Father Erlandson.

4. At UCLA, what was the first language Mike chose to learn?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

5. How many pages were lists of questions in Mike's college Shakespeare course?
(a) 10-15.
(b) 5-10.
(c) 1-5.
(d) 15-20.

6. What did Rosalie suggest Mike do with the students he tutored in October?
(a) Work directly with them.
(b) Work with them individually.
(c) Math exercises.
(d) Writing exercises.

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

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

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

10. In what grade was Hank tagged as a slow learner?
(a) 1st grade.
(b) 4th grade.
(c) 3rd grade.
(d) 2nd grade.

11. What group was Mike uninterested in joining?
(a) Gangs.
(b) Religous.
(c) Academic.
(d) Reading.

12. What subject did Mike have trouble learning?
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) Speech.
(d) English.

13. What was the name of the apartment complex where Mike lived when he attended UCLA?
(a) Green Terrace.
(b) Westing Terrace.
(c) Jones Terrace.
(d) Sherry Terrace.

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

15. Which author did Linda Peinhardt encourage Mike to read?
(a) Joan Reed.
(b) Michael Reed.
(c) Ishmael Reed.
(d) Steven Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student's parents were alcoholics?

2. How many other people were on Mike's team in the group he joined after leaving UCLA?

3. How many students were in Mike's college?

4. Who wrote that "schools are theaters were we play out the conflicts in the culture"?

5. Who helped Mike learn to write better?

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