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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 did Jerry Williams act with the other veterans?
(a) Irritable.
(b) Kind.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Cranky.

2. What literature did Mike say that he knew little about?
(a) European literature after the 20th century.
(b) European literature before the 20th century.
(c) English literature after the 20th century.
(d) English literature before the 20th century.

3. Who cautioned against psychological labeling?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Maslow.
(c) Rose.
(d) Jones.

4. Who sang Harold's favorite song?
(a) The Angels.
(b) The Innocents.
(c) The Devils.
(d) The Babies.

5. According to Mike, when did American colleges start using preparatory courses?
(a) Early 1900's .
(b) Mid 1800's.
(c) Late 1800's.
(d) Early 1800's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mike say Aphasia was?

2. What was Mike's reaction as a boy read Shakespeare?

3. According to Mike how did educators in the 1930s view literary problems?

4. How did Harold place in on his first grade reading readiness test?

5. When Mike was thirteen, what did he listen to with unease?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mike feel summarizing was a crucial skill?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Mike's work in the Veterans Program help him to do in his life?

7. What types of exercises did the students do in Basic English?

8. What did Arthur do when he went mad?

9. What did Mike say was the irony of testing students?

10. According to Mike, how did nineteenth century educators view their mission to help the poor?

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