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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jon tell Mike that he wanted to be?
(a) A public speaker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An artist.
(d) A writer.

2. According to Mike, when did American colleges start using preparatory courses?
(a) Mid 1800's.
(b) Late 1800's.
(c) Early 1800's.
(d) Early 1900's .

3. What did Mike buy to read as a child?
(a) Comics.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Tabloids.
(d) Newspapers.

4. What reading made Blanche laugh aloud when Mike was teaching literature?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Jones.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) Austen.

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

6. According to Mike, what type of assessment of students was more legitimate?
(a) Worldwide.
(b) State.
(c) Local.
(d) Federal.

7. Who helped Mike on his project during his first year?
(a) Father Albertson.
(b) Chip Anderson.
(c) John Stevens.
(d) Alex Rosa.

8. Where did Andrea immigrate from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) El Salvador.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

9. What was Jerry Williams addicted to?
(a) An illegal drug.
(b) Alchohol.
(c) A prescription drug.
(d) Racing.

10. Students with backgrounds like Mike, froze up when confronted with what?
(a) Fine literature.
(b) Grammar exercises..
(c) Writing exercises.
(d) Difficult reading.

11. What did Mike say was typically the origin of a failed education?
(a) Social issues.
(b) Poor teachers.
(c) Inattentive students.
(d) Inadequate curriculum.

12. What did Mike say made Harold stupid?
(a) His psychological issues.
(b) His longing.
(c) His lack of interest.
(d) His educational defect.

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

14. How did Harold place in on his first grade reading readiness test?
(a) High average.
(b) Low average.
(c) Remedial.
(d) Average.

15. According to Mike how did educators in the 1930s view literary problems?
(a) From a remedial perspective.
(b) From a medical remedial perspective.
(c) From an insightful perspective.
(d) From a medical perspective.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that they wouldn't understand the logic of error?

2. What did Mike say new college students had limited exposure to?

3. According to Mike what deterred students from writing?

4. What did the English Department in Ohio want?

5. How did Mike define remedial?

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