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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In college, what book did Mike have a hard time studying?

2. What did Mike and his team do the other week days?

3. How far was Our Lady of Mercy from Mike's home?

4. When did the Mike first meet Bobby?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

3. What did Mike mean on page 102 when he said teaching "is a kind of romance."

4. What did Mike do with his student's writings?

5. What did Mike learn from Ted Erlandson?

6. Why did Laura struggle in Remedial English?

7. What did Mike say he learned from the four men who gave him a good liberal education?

8. How did Mike describe Professor Gullans?

9. What did Mike learn in the Philosophy of Man class?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Mike believed led to a student's school success. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Mike's time at Loyola both helped and hindered him at UCLA. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Mike challenged the education system that was in place at the time the book was written. Use examples from the book.

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