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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said that students "had been hurt about their intelligence"?
(a) Rose.
(b) Jones.
(c) Lillian.
(d) Maslow.

2. What was Harold's fourth grade teacher's recommendation for him?
(a) To be placed in an advanced class.
(b) To be placed in a special needs class.
(c) To work harder.
(d) To get one on one assistance.

3. According to Mike who initiated counter literature?
(a) William Labov.
(b) Steve Labov.
(c) John Labov.
(d) Ray Labov.

4. How much did Mike say he wrote as a child?
(a) As much as possible.
(b) Only in school.
(c) Very little.
(d) All the time.

5. What word did Mike use referring to the lively UCLA building where he worked?
(a) Vibrancy.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Excited.
(d) Happy.

6. Who wrote "Remedial Cases in Reading"?
(a) John Gray.
(b) James Gray.
(c) Steve Gray.
(d) William S. Gray.

7. What did Mike give Jack to read?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) All Our Kin.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

8. When Mike was thirteen, what did he listen to with unease?
(a) Contemporary music.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Public radio.
(d) Jazz music.

9. What did Mike choose as the subject of his curriculum in the Veteran's Program?
(a) Personal demons.
(b) Family life.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) War experiences.

10. What skill did Mike believe was critical?
(a) Summarizing.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Good writing skills.
(d) An ability to discuss the past.

11. What was Robert Cole looking for in his investigations of childhood morality?
(a) Pathology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Psychopathology.
(d) Pyschiatry.

12. Where did Mike go to learn more about counseling?
(a) The Suicide Prevention Center.
(b) The Prevention Program.
(c) The Suicide Counseling Center.
(d) Counseling Program.

13. According to Mike what was a nickname for remedial sections in the 1930s?
(a) Sick sections.
(b) Average sections.
(c) Counteractive sections.
(d) Remedial sections.

14. What kind of student were most of the veterans considered to be?
(a) High average.
(b) Overachievers.
(c) Remedial.
(d) Dedicated.

15. What building on the UCLA campus housed the Tutorial Center?
(a) Edwardian Hall.
(b) Johnson Hall.
(c) Campbell Hall.
(d) Tudor Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike say was the most enjoyable program they set up during their time in El Monte?

2. How long was the Freshman Summer Program?

3. Why wouldn't Millie identify the word imagined?

4. Where did Mike say he did his most unusual teaching?

5. What type of curriculum did Mike say was the used by one teacher in his new job?

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