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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. As a child, what did Mike like to read about?

2. How many members were in the group Mike joined in college?

3. Who taught Mike's UCLA Bibliography course?

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

5. How many students were in Mike's college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Mike describe Mr. Wilson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the curriculum Mike developed for the students in his Veterans Program. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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