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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 mother bring home to read when he was a child?
(a) Classical books.
(b) Hollywood tabloids.
(c) Math books.
(d) Astronomy books.

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

3. What type of writer was Jerry Williams?
(a) Dedicated.
(b) Good.
(c) Overzealous.
(d) Poor.

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

5. What did the men involved in the program say about themselves in high school?
(a) They were bad students.
(b) They were good students.
(c) That they were a teachers bad dream.
(d) They had no interest in school.

6. What type of course did students take in the Freshman Summer Program?
(a) Writing.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

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

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

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

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

11. How did Kathy feel at UCLA?
(a) Welcome.
(b) Out of her element.
(c) In her element.
(d) Alone.

12. What did the English Department in Ohio want?
(a) To get away from basic instruction.
(b) To increase basic instruction.
(c) To enhance the current curriculum.
(d) To develop a new curriculum.

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

14. What did Mike say that the Veteran's program enabled him to do?
(a) Increase his self confidence.
(b) Come into his own as a teacher.
(c) Become a better public speaker.
(d) Relate to students.

15. What did Mike believe that his students needed to be immersed in?
(a) Good teaching.
(b) Fine literature.
(c) Talking, reading, and writing.
(d) The ability to self express.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of student were most of the veterans considered to be?

2. According to Mike what deterred students from writing?

3. How long was the Freshman Summer Program?

4. What did Mike say that turn-of-the-century English education was built on?

5. Who was the historian of numeracy?

(see the answer keys)

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