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

3. Who lived with Mike when he was seventeen?

4. What was Ben's second cousin's name?

5. What grade did Mike get in College Logic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mike learn from Ted Erlandson?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the methods that Mike used to teach his students in El Monte. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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