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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. Who said, "It was an exercise that was all analysis and no synthesis"?

2. What was the name of Mrs. Ramirez's youngest child?

3. In what grade was Hank tagged as a slow learner?

4. Who wrote Piers Plowman?

5. What was the name of Mike's college roommate from South L.A.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mike feel that the students at Loyola related to each other?

2. What did Mike learn from Jack McFarland?

3. What did Mike say were primary and secondary qualities?

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

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

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

7. What type of ending did Hank write to the Rocky Raccoon story?

8. What did Mike remember most about his childhood school days?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Mike's involvement in counseling affected his life. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how not having advocates for their success in the school system affected students' performances. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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