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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 was the progressive theologian that Mike mentioned?

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

3. What grade did Mike get in College Logic?

4. How many Southern Italian peasants immigrated to America between 1880 and 1920?

5. What was a resume called in the academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mike say he learned from the four men who gave him a good liberal education?

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

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

4. How did Mike describe Professor Gullans?

5. Why did Laura struggle in Remedial English?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how students from poor backgrounds were viewed in school. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what impact the Newsweek article "Why Johnny Can't Write" had on Mike. 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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