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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. What was the name of the apartment complex where Mike lived when he attended UCLA?
(a) Green Terrace.
(b) Sherry Terrace.
(c) Jones Terrace.
(d) Westing Terrace.

2. What did Mike's parents want him to become when he grew up?
(a) A priest.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

3. Who taught the sophomore survey at Mike's college?
(a) Dr. Frank Carothers.
(b) Dr. Steve Carothers.
(c) Dr. Arthur Carothers.
(d) Dr. John Carothers.

4. At the college where Mike worked, what was the name of the other English A teacher?
(a) Dr. Whitmore.
(b) Dr. Jones.
(c) Dr. Gunner.
(d) Dr. Anderson.

5. Who said, "It was an exercise that was all analysis and no synthesis"?
(a) L.M. Marrou.
(b) H.I. Marrou.
(c) J.I. Marrou.
(d) G.T. Marrou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was Mike uninterested in joining?

2. What group did Mike join in college?

3. In what grade was Hank tagged as a slow learner?

4. Who did Mike go to see when he became sick with fear?

5. In college, what subject did Mike find hard to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. In school, how did Mike defend himself against things he couldn't understand?

2. How did Rosalie guide Mike in interacting with his students in El Monte?

3. What did Mike say were primary and secondary qualities?

4. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

5. How did Mike describe Professor Gullans?

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

7. What type of school was Loyola when Mike attended in the early sixties?

8. What did Mike learn from Ted Erlandson?

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

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

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