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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 Mike's first job before sixth grade?
(a) Stocking shelves at a grocery store.
(b) Cleaning a pet shop.
(c) Working with his dad.
(d) Helping a teacher.

2. What group did Mike join in college?
(a) The Historical Society.
(b) The English Society.
(c) The Science Society.
(d) The Math Society.

3. What was the title of the article in The Nation in 1896?
(a) "The Growing Illiteracy of American Boys."
(b) "American Illiteracy."
(c) "The Illiteracy of American Boys."
(d) "Illiteracy in America."

4. As a child, what did Mike like to read about?
(a) Life science.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Chemistry.

5. What was Laura's father's job?
(a) Food vendor.
(b) Restaurant owner.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Construction worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other people were on Mike's team in the group he joined after leaving UCLA?

2. What was Ben's second cousin's name?

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

4. How much did John pay to rent his apartment in 1962?

5. What was the final project in Mike's UCLA Bibliography class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mike describe Professor Gullans?

2. What did Mike mean when he said the classroom could be filled with possibility?

3. How did Mike describe the Goddess of Grammar?

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

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

6. How did childhood reading open up Mike's world?

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

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

9. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

10. How did Mike describe Mr. Wilson?

(see the answer keys)

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