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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sang Harold's favorite song?
(a) The Babies.
(b) The Angels.
(c) The Devils.
(d) The Innocents.

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

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

5. Who taught Mike to work like a policy maker?
(a) Chuck Anderson and Chip Ries.
(b) Chip Anderson and Chuck Ries.
(c) John Anderson and Steve Ries.
(d) Steve Anderson and John Ries.

6. What rank was Andrea in her high school class?
(a) 15th out of 500.
(b) 1st out of 500.
(c) 13th out of 500.
(d) 8th out of 500.

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

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

9. What did Mike give Jack to read?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) All Our Kin.
(d) Moby Dick.

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

11. What building on the UCLA campus housed the Tutorial Center?
(a) Campbell Hall.
(b) Johnson Hall.
(c) Edwardian Hall.
(d) Tudor Hall.

12. What did Mike say was a disturbing tendency among educators in his time?
(a) The poor were not able to understand.
(b) The poor were viewed as different.
(c) The poor were not given opportunities to succeed.
(d) The poor were viewed as remedial.

13. Who cautioned against psychological labeling?
(a) Rose.
(b) Maslow.
(c) Jones.
(d) Johnson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill did Mike believe was critical?

2. What was the purpose of the Writing Research Project?

3. Students with backgrounds like Mike, froze up when confronted with what?

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

5. Who tallied the percentage of students that misspelled mortgage?

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