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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 34-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did John pay to rent his apartment in 1962?
(a) $30.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.
(d) $40.

2. What happened when Mike's test results were mixed up with the results of another high school student?
(a) He quit school.
(b) He went to another school.
(c) He got placed on the vocational track.
(d) He was put in advanced classes.

3. As a child, what did Mike like to read about?
(a) Life science.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Chemistry.

4. What was the title of the article in The Nation in 1896?
(a) "Illiteracy in America."
(b) "The Growing Illiteracy of American Boys."
(c) "American Illiteracy."
(d) "The Illiteracy of American Boys."

5. What did Mike's parents want him to become when he grew up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Southern Italian peasants immigrated to America between 1880 and 1920?

2. When did the Mike first meet Bobby?

3. What grades did Mike get in grammar?

4. At the college where Mike worked, what was the name of the other English A teacher?

5. What was the name of Mike's elementary school?

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