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G. Choose the best answer.

1. Which is NOT a reason suggested for the decline in the number of men in colleges?
a. Fewer males in society
b. Stereotyping against males in high school
c. Males entering jobs that don’t need high degrees
d. Males lack mentors in high school

2. Which is probably true about Sommers’s book?
a. It describes laws related to education.
b. It focuses on boys.
c. It looks at the progress girls have made.
d. It tells about her experience in school.

3. Which is true about males in high school?
a. They enjoy studying.
b. They cause less trouble than the females.
c. They get better marks than the females.
d. They get into more trouble than the females.

H. Answer these following questions.

1. What did people think about college?

2. How does the increasing number of female students affect colleges?

3. What degree do women outnumber men?

4. What ways have schools tried to increase male enrollment?

5. Why have some universities had legal problems with their recruiting policies?

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