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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 did Mike discover about the men after spending two months with them?

2. What was Harold's fourth grade teacher's recommendation for him?

3. What did Mike say was a disturbing tendency among educators in his time?

4. How did Mike define remedial?

5. What did Mike say that turn-of-the-century English education was built on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Jerry Williams' reaction when he was told he couldn't take the final exam?

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

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

6. What did Mike struggle with when writing the procedures he used in his dissertation?

7. What did Arthur do when he went mad?

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

9. Why did Harold feel alone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connection that Mike felt with some of his students from the Veterans Program. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Mike believed led to a student's school success. Use examples from the book.

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