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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 focus of twentieth century writing curriculum?

2. What was Jerry Williams addicted to?

3. What did Jon tell Mike that he wanted to be?

4. Who did Mike say was a special kind of student?

5. What did Mike give Jack to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mike say was the irony of testing students?

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

4. What did Mike say was the link between students' backgrounds and their success or failure in college?

5. What did Arthur do when he went mad?

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

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

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

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

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

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 the methods that Mike used to teach his students in El Monte. Use examples from the book.

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