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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mike say he did his most unusual teaching?
(a) Learning Line.
(b) El Monte.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Veterans Program.

2. What did Mike believe that his students needed to be immersed in?
(a) Talking, reading, and writing.
(b) Fine literature.
(c) Good teaching.
(d) The ability to self express.

3. According to Mike, what type of assessment of students was more legitimate?
(a) Federal.
(b) Local.
(c) Worldwide.
(d) State.

4. What did Mike suggest Suzette use to avoid repetition in her writing?
(a) The tutor center.
(b) A grammar checker.
(c) Syntactic Maneuvers.
(d) A different approach.

5. What UCLA class gave Suzette trouble?
(a) Advanced Grammar.
(b) Basic Grammar.
(c) Advanced English.
(d) Basic English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tallied the percentage of students that misspelled mortgage?

2. What kind of student were most of the veterans considered to be?

3. What type of course did Mike want to develop for his students in the Veterans Program?

4. Who said that correctness was the era's "most significant measure of accomplished prose"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Mike say students needed to be able to succeed in college?

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

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

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

8. Why did Harold feel alone?

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

10. In what way did Mike believe the education system required too much from their schools?

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