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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student's parents were alcoholics?
(a) Ray.
(b) Harold.
(c) Alex.
(d) John.

2. In what grade was Hank tagged as a slow learner?
(a) 2nd grade.
(b) 4th grade.
(c) 3rd grade.
(d) 1st grade.

3. Where did Mike and his team meet for dinner once a week?
(a) Joe's
(b) Steve's.
(c) Ray's.
(d) John's.

4. At which college did Mike work?
(a) California State.
(b) Westmont College.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Menlo College.

5. How many students were in Mike's college?
(a) Under 3000.
(b) Under 2000.
(c) Under 4000.
(d) Under 5000.

6. In college, what book did Mike have a hard time studying?
(a) The Foundations of Modern Science.
(b) Modern Science and it's Metaphysical Foundations.
(c) The Metaphysical.
(d) The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science.

7. What group was Mike uninterested in joining?
(a) Gangs.
(b) Reading.
(c) Religous.
(d) Academic.

8. Who had been Mike's mentor on Loyola's literary magazine?
(a) John Casey.
(b) Mike Casey.
(c) Allen Casey.
(d) Steve Casey.

9. Who helped Mike learn to write better?
(a) Dr. Erlandson.
(b) Dr. Johnson.
(c) Dr. Stevens.
(d) Dr. Jones.

10. According to Mike, what did most students and professors call English A?
(a) Bonehead.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Angsty.
(d) Easy.

11. Who taught the sophomore survey at Mike's college?
(a) Dr. John Carothers.
(b) Dr. Arthur Carothers.
(c) Dr. Steve Carothers.
(d) Dr. Frank Carothers.

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

13. What record did Mike play for his students when teaching them about old fashioned story telling?
(a) Rocky Raccoon.
(b) Rocky's Dilemma.
(c) Raccoon Rock.
(d) Rocky in Love.

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

15. Who wrote that "schools are theaters were we play out the conflicts in the culture"?
(a) David Cohen and Barbara Neufeld.
(b) Alison Cohen and John Neufeld.
(c) John Cohen and Alison Neufeld.
(d) David Neufeld and Barbara Cohen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bobby feel unable to achieve the same high standards at UCLA that he had been able to achieve in high school?

2. Which student's mother belonged to a motorcycle gang?

3. What did Rosalie suggest Mike do with the students he tutored in October?

4. What did Mike's parents want him to become when he grew up?

5. What word did Rodrigo pick out in the word definition exercise Mike did with his students?

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