College Reading Exam-American Society and Cultural Values
Spring Quarter 2015
Instructor: Richard Alishio
Directions: Answer each of the following questions completely. Do not copy whole sections from the text;
paraphrase your answers using your own words. The length and depth of the required answer can be inferred from
the number of points it is given. Note: if what is written can’t be clearly understood due to grammar errors, the
answer will be scored down.
1.
How do American assumptions about individualism affect their view of foreigners? (3 points)
2.
Why do Americans become uncomfortable when they are treated with “obvious deference? (5 points)
3.
What is the author’s purpose in relating the story of the mother and son at an Orange Julius store? (3
points)
4.
What is the American point of view regarding being born to a particular set of parents? (p. 7, 5 points)
5.
What is the underlying idea in the phrase “One person, one vote”? (p. 8, 5 points)
6.
What is the American attitude toward fatalism? (p.10, 5 points)
7.
Based on the information in paragraph 42, do Americans favor or disfavor those who are assertive? Why or
why not? (3 points)
College Reading Exam-American Society and Cultural Values
Spring Quarter 2015
Instructor: Richard Alishio
Directions: Answer each of the following questions completely. Do not copy whole sections from the text;
paraphrase your answers using your own words. The length and depth of the required answer can be inferred from
the number of points it is given. Note: if what is written can’t be clearly understood, the answer will be scored down.
1.
How do American assumptions about individualism affect their view of foreigners? (3 points)
2.
Why do Americans become uncomfortable when they are treated with “obvious deference? (5 points)
3.
What is the author’s purpose in relating the story of the mother and son at an Orange Julius store? (3
points)
4.
What is the American point of view regarding being born to a particular set of parents? (p. 7, 5 points)
5.
What is the underlying idea in the phrase “One person, one vote”? (p. 8, 5 points)
6.
What is the American attitude toward fatalism? (p.10, 5 points)
7.
Based on the information in paragraph 42, do Americans favor or disfavor those who are assertive? Why or
why not? (3 points)