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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the title of Harold's favorite song?
(a) I'm Leaving My Boyfriend.
(b) I'm Going Back to My Boyfriend.
(c) My Boyfriend's Back.
(d) My Boyfriend is Leaving Me.

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. Two months into his tutoring at his new job, who offered Mike a full time job?
(a) Dr. Sanderson.
(b) Dr. Jones.
(c) Dr. Carothers.
(d) Dr. Anderson.

14. What was Mike's reaction as a boy read Shakespeare?
(a) Interest.
(b) Disinterest.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Excitement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike discover about the men after spending two months with them?

2. What word did Mike use referring to the lively UCLA building where he worked?

3. What skill did Mike believe was critical?

4. What UCLA class gave Suzette trouble?

5. What color was Mrs. Morton's hair?

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