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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At UCLA, what was the first language Mike chose to learn?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Spanish.

2. What type of high school student was Bobby?
(a) An underachiever.
(b) An illiterate student.
(c) A star.
(d) A straight A student.

3. What did Rosalie suggest Mike do with the students he tutored in October?
(a) Math exercises.
(b) Writing exercises.
(c) Work directly with them.
(d) Work with them individually.

4. How many days a week did Mike and his team work in the schools?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What did Patti Masters make Mike to help him fit in as a teacher?
(a) 3 long ties.
(b) Wool coat.
(c) Dress shirts.
(d) Dress pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mike's UCLA professor who spoke with a Brooklyn accent?

2. Who wrote that "schools are theaters were we play out the conflicts in the culture"?

3. How many children did Mrs. Ramirez have?

4. What was the title of the article in The Nation in 1896?

5. What group did Mike join in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mike mean on page 102 when he said teaching "is a kind of romance."

2. What did Mike do with his student's writings?

3. What did Mike do to make money while at UCLA?

4. Why did Mike say that he wrote "Lives on the Boundary"?

5. How did Mike describe the Goddess of Grammar?

6. What did Mike say he learned from the four men who gave him a good liberal education?

7. How did Mike feel about the final assignment in Professor Gullans' class?

8. How did the students Mike worked with feel about the standardized tests?

9. What did Mike say happened when students received extrinsic rewards?

10. During Mike's high school years, what were his feelings about going to college?

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