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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 parents want him to become when he grew up?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A priest.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

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

3. What was the name of Mrs. Ramirez's youngest child?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Sara.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

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

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

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

8. What type of high school student was Bobby?
(a) An underachiever.
(b) An illiterate student.
(c) A straight A student.
(d) A star.

9. Who created the literacy club that Mike joined in high school?
(a) Jack Mcfarland.
(b) John Mcfarland.
(c) Joe Mcfarland.
(d) Jim Mcfarland.

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

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

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

13. 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 class sizes were larger.
(b) The classes were harder.
(c) The environment had changed.
(d) The teachers had higher expectations.

14. Who said, "It was an exercise that was all analysis and no synthesis"?
(a) G.T. Marrou.
(b) H.I. Marrou.
(c) J.I. Marrou.
(d) L.M. Marrou.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike's teachers encourage him to do so he might better understand what they were teaching?

2. What was a resume called in the academy?

3. Where were Mike and his team sent?

4. Where did Mike and his team meet for dinner once a week?

5. At UCLA, what was the first language Mike chose to learn?

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