1. The author begins his essay with quotations from
2. A.notes Yale college students wrote to their dean.
3. B.several famous authors on the subject of work and play.
4. C.overworked Yale professors scared of losing their jobs.
5. D.notes mentally ill college students wrote to their doctors.

 

QUESTION 2

1. According to the author of "College Pressures," what is one of the few rights Americans do not proclaim?
2. A.The right to be unpatriotic
3. B.The right to fail
4. C.The right to be poor
5. D.The right to be creative

 

QUESTION 3

1. According to the dean, what was a typical question asked by student in the 1960s?
2. A."Why should I attend college when we are at war?"
3. B."Which profession will help me make the most money?"
4. C."Why is there so much suffering in the world?"
5. D."What is the right way to live my life in harmony with others?"

 

QUESTION 4

1. According to the author, many students are torn between
2. A.attending college and starting to earn money right away.
3. B.law school and medical school.
4. C.their own ambitions and fulfilling parental expectations.
5. D.science and the liberal arts.

 

QUESTION 5

1. According to the essay "College Pressures," most of the people the author invites to speak to his students achieved their success
2. A.by planning carefully and being persistent.
3. B.by getting help from parents or friends.
4. C.by being talented and just plain lucky.
5. D.by taking a circuitous, unplanned route.

 

QUESTION 6

1. According to the author "The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Tales of Woe," one classic student excuse is the illness and death of
2. A.the family dog.
3. B.a grandmother or grandfather.
4. C.a sister or brother.
5. D.a roommate.

 

QUESTION 7

1. According to "The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Tales of Woe," why is the author often suspicious when her students tell her they must go home to help because of a "family emergency"?
2. A.The students whose help is required are often very irresponsible.
3. B.Most of her students live too far away from home to get there in time to help out.
4. C.The students whose help is required usually come from wealthy families.
5. D.Most of her students come from large families where there is always someone to help.

 

QUESTION 8

1. According to "The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Tales of Woe," the "evils of dorm life" excuse story usually features the roommate as
2. A.an innocent victim who requires the students help.
3. B.an absent but irresponsible person who causes a crisis.
4. C.a loud, violent, or otherwise obnoxious person who makes it impossible for the student to do their work.
5. D.an earnest, responsible person who usually helps the student but was prevented from doing so that one time.

 

QUESTION 9

1. According to the author of "The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Tales of Woe," how has the computer age affected student excuses?
2. A.It has made it more difficult for students to say they have lost their work.
3. B.It has inspired a whole new set of stories about various glitches and technical errors.
4. C.It has neither increased nor decreased student excuses.
5. D.It has made student excuses much more expensive.

 

QUESTION 10

1. According to "The Dog Ate My Homework and Other Tales of Woe," what does the author consider the most bizarre student excuse story she has received?
2. A.The story of a student attacked by his roommate with a hammer.
3. B.The story of a student who offered her an excuse note written by the Pope.
4. C.The story of a student who sustained a chainsaw injury.
5. D.The story of a student who offered her an excuse note written by the ghost of her dead grandmother.

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