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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. According to Mike, what was the curriculum at UCLA not doing?

2. Why did Mike believe that most of the men were involved in the program?

3. What did Mike suggest Suzette use to avoid repetition in her writing?

4. What type of curriculum did Mike say was the used by one teacher in his new job?

5. What UCLA class gave Suzette trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What struck Mike most about people struggling to learn?

2. What did Mike learn about developing curriculum from his time spent in El Monte?

3. What did Mike discover about Harold as a student?

4. Why did Mike believe that the students' loneliness at UCLA was rooted in language?

5. Why did Mike feel men joined the Veterans Program?

6. How did students react when they were assigned to take the English as a Second Language class?

7. What did Mike believe caused Suzanne to write sentence fragments?

8. According to Mike, what should be the focus of new college students?

9. Why did Harold feel alone?

10. What did Arthur do when he went mad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how not having advocates for their success in the school system affected students' performances. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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