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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the English Department in Ohio want?

2. According to Mike, what was the focus of twentieth century writing curriculum?

3. According to Mike what deterred students from writing?

4. Who helped Mike on his project during his first year?

5. Who wrote "Remedial Cases in Reading"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mike believe that the students' loneliness at UCLA was rooted in language?

2. What did Mike say was the link between students' backgrounds and their success or failure in college?

3. How did Mike use poems and songs to teach language to the veterans?

4. How did students react when they were assigned to take the English as a Second Language class?

5. What did Mike learn about developing curriculum from his time spent in El Monte?

6. Why did Mike think Harold's favorite song was "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels.

7. How did Mike feel the educators of his time viewed helping the poor?

8. What did Mike struggle with when writing the procedures he used in his dissertation?

9. What was Jerry Williams' reaction when he was told he couldn't take the final exam?

10. What struck Mike most about people struggling to learn?

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