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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. What skill did Mike believe was critical?

2. What did Mike's mother bring home to read when he was a child?

3. What was the purpose of the Writing Research Project?

4. What did Mike believe that his students needed to be immersed in?

5. According to Mike, when did American colleges start using preparatory courses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mike say educators viewed the poor as being different?

4. What did Mike say students needed to be able to succeed in college?

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

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

7. What types of exercises did the students do in Basic English?

8. According to Mike, how did nineteenth century educators view their mission to help the poor?

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

10. Why did Harold feel alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the methods that Mike used to teach his students in El Monte. 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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