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I have taught in high school for ten years.In that time I have given assignments to many students, including a murderer, an evangelist, a boxer, a thief, and an imbecile.The murdererwas a quiet, little boy who sat on the front seat and looked at me with pale blue eyes.The evangelist, easily the most popular boy in the school, had the lead in the junior play.The boxer lounged by the windows and let loose at intervals with a raucous laugh that startled even the geraniums.The thief was a gay—hearted soul with a song on his lips.And the imbecile was a soft —eyed little fellow who preferred to remain unnoticed. All of these pupils once sat in my room, sat and looked gravely

across worn, brown desks.it must have been a great help to these boys.I taught them the rhyming scheme of the Elizabethan sonnet and how to diagram a complex sentence.

1. The paragraph suggests that A)adult personality can be predicted.

1. school grades influence the future.

2. schools ignore individual needs.

3. people are unpredictable.

1. Apparently the author feels A)threatened B)self—satisfied. C)discouraged. D)hateful.

2. The narrator seems to be making a plea for A)more meaningful education.

1. revision of English courses.

2. better classroom discipline.

3. guidance in the elementary grades.

1. The first two sentences of the first paragraph suggests that

   1. the author does not like teaching.

   2. the author is an experienced teacher.

   3. the author is tired of being a teacher.

   4. the author has given too much work for his students to do.