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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp 231 - 242.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mike and his team do the other week days?
(a) Study for their masters degrees.
(b) Volunteer.
(c) Work in another school.
(d) Write a thesis.

2. What did Mike say new college students had limited exposure to?
(a) Certain kinds of reading and writing.
(b) A good grasp of grammar.
(c) Strong study skills.
(d) Large groups of people.

3. When did the Mike first meet Bobby?
(a) At a dinner with mutual friends.
(b) In high school.
(c) At a hamburger stand.
(d) In the summer program.

4. What word did Rodrigo pick out in the word definition exercise Mike did with his students?
(a) Eulogy.
(b) Misanthrope.
(c) Macabre.
(d) Lampoon.

5. What literature did Mike say that he knew little about?
(a) English literature after the 20th century.
(b) English literature before the 20th century.
(c) European literature after the 20th century.
(d) European literature before the 20th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What would students gain if they gave books the time they deserved?

4. What UCLA class gave Suzette trouble?

5. Who was the historian of numeracy?

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