Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Unprepared Test | Final Test - Medium

Mike Rose (educator)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Unprepared Test | Final Test - Medium

Mike Rose (educator)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 old was Andrea when she moved to America?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. Who tallied the percentage of students that misspelled mortgage?
(a) T.M. Guiler.
(b) W.S. Guiler.
(c) S.W. Guiler.
(d) M.T. Guiler.

3. What literature course did Mike teach during his time with the Veterans' Program?
(a) Introductory Grammar.
(b) Introductory Humanities.
(c) Advanced Grammar.
(d) Advanced Humanities.

4. What type of course did Mike want to develop for his students in the Veterans Program?
(a) A course on past experience.
(b) A course on how to write better.
(c) A course on thought.
(d) A course to improve their lives.

5. According to Mike, what type of assessment of students was more legitimate?
(a) Federal.
(b) Worldwide.
(c) Local.
(d) State.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of course did students take in the Freshman Summer Program?

2. Why wouldn't Millie identify the word imagined?

3. What building on the UCLA campus housed the Tutorial Center?

4. What was the title of Harold's favorite song?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Mike feel men joined the Veterans Program?

6. Why did Mike say that teachers in some neighborhoods were unable to do anything for their students?

7. According to Mike, turn-of-the-century English education was based on what?

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

9. What did Mike discover about Harold as a student?

10. What did Mike believe caused Suzanne to write sentence fragments?

(see the answer keys)

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