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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color was Mrs. Morton's hair?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown and gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. According to Mike what was task representation?
(a) The way a problem was depicted in text.
(b) The way a person looked at a problem.
(c) The way a problem was depicted in the mind.
(d) The approach a person took in solving a problem.

4. What did Mike's increased work in the Tutorial Center force him to participate in?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Policy making.
(d) Public speaking.

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

6. Who said that they wouldn't understand the logic of error?
(a) Joan Shaughnessy.
(b) Suzanne Shaughnessy.
(c) Sara Shaughnessy.
(d) Mina Shaughnessy.

7. What was the purpose of the Writing Research Project?
(a) To study how writing was taught at Loyola.
(b) To increse the writing abilities of students at UCLA.
(c) To study how writing was taught at UCLA.
(d) To increase the writing abilities of students at Loyola.

8. What class were developmental students required to take at a state college in Ohio?
(a) Basic English.
(b) Remedial English.
(c) English and Grammar Usage.
(d) Advanced English.

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

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

11. What did Mike say that turn-of-the-century English education was built on?
(a) Greek grammar.
(b) Latin grammar.
(c) Latin and Greek grammar.
(d) English grammar.

12. What class of Mike's was Concepcion Baca in?
(a) European Literature.
(b) American Literature.
(c) Historical Literature.
(d) Comparative Literature.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike suggest Suzette use to avoid repetition in her writing?

2. What did Mike say was a disturbing tendency among educators in his time?

3. Primarily, what type of high school student did Mike work with at UCLA?

4. What rank was Andrea in her high school class?

5. What did Mike buy to read as a child?

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