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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 historian of numeracy?

2. Who cautioned against psychological labeling?

3. Who wrote "Remedial Cases in Reading"?

4. According to Mike what was task representation?

5. Who taught Mike to work like a policy maker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mike's work in the Veterans Program help him to do in his life?

2. How did Mike help Millie on the word comprehension test?

3. How did Mike feel the educators of his time viewed helping the poor?

4. Why did Mike think Harold's favorite song was "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels.

5. What did Mike say was the base of twentieth century English education?

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

7. Why did Harold feel alone?

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

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

10. Why did Mike feel summarizing was a crucial skill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Mike's background affected his teaching methods. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the problems schools caused who students who were classified as remedial. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what methods Mike used to get his students interested in the world of language and literature. Use examples from the book.

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