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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 did Mike say first interested him in writing?

2. Which author did Linda Peinhardt encourage Mike to read?

3. What did Mike say was the problem with his curriculum?

4. What kind of car did Carlos Ramirez have?

5. When Mike was in high school, where did he think he would go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the students Mike worked with feel about the standardized tests?

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

5. How did Mike describe Mr. Wilson?

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

7. What did Mike learn from Ted Erlandson?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Mike's time spent teaching students in El Monte affected his teaching methods. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how in some ways Mike's childhood helped him to understand and fit into El Monte and how in some ways it prevented him from understanding El Monte. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what experiences led Mike to become a teacher. Use examples from the book.

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