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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Mike what deterred students from writing?
(a) Remedial curriculum.
(b) Boring curriculum.
(c) Hard curriculum.
(d) Easy curriculum.

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

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

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

6. How long was the Freshman Summer Program?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

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

8. According to Mike, what was the curriculum at UCLA not doing?
(a) Helping students learn new things.
(b) Increasing abilities.
(c) Preparing students for the future.
(d) Addressing weaknesses.

9. According to Mike, what was the focus of twentieth century writing curriculum?
(a) Usage, grammar, and mechanics.
(b) Mechanics.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Usage.

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

11. How old was Andrea when she moved to America?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

12. When did the Los Angeles Times write "A Drop in Student Skills Unequaled in History"?
(a) Winter 1976.
(b) Summer 1976.
(c) Fall 1976.
(d) Spring 1976.

13. Who said that correctness was the era's "most significant measure of accomplished prose"?
(a) Michael Berlin.
(b) James Berlin.
(c) Steve Berlin.
(d) John Berlin.

14. What did Mike say new college students had limited exposure to?
(a) A good grasp of grammar.
(b) Large groups of people.
(c) Strong study skills.
(d) Certain kinds of reading and writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mike what was task representation?

2. Who said that students "had been hurt about their intelligence"?

3. According to Mike, when did American colleges start using preparatory courses?

4. What class of Mike's was Concepcion Baca in?

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

(see the answer keys)

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