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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. What was the title of the article in The Nation in 1896?

2. What grades did Mike get in grammar?

3. What college accepted Mike?

4. Who taught the Mike's college course on Shakespeare?

5. How many books were required reading for UCLA's Modern American Literature course?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mike describe Dr. Gunner as a teacher?

2. What lesson did Mike design to help his students better understand vocabulary?

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

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

5. Why did Mike say that he wrote "Lives on the Boundary"?

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

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

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

9. During Mike's high school years, what were his feelings about going to college?

10. How did Rosalie guide Mike in interacting with his students in El Monte?

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 the focus placed on test results and how it affected students' placement in school. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what effect Mike's experience with literary works had on his teaching methods. Use examples from the book.

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