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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Freireich say he was raised by?
2. How does Gladwell characterize Wyatt Walker’s reaction to the police brutality in Birmingham?
3. Who does Gladwell say took in the Jews in France?
4. What does Gladwell say was the result when Montreal police went on strike for 16 hours in 1969?
5. What is Wilma Derksen’s religious background?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gladwell see Wyatt Walker setting up the photo of the dog attack as evidence of the same law he see in dyslexics succeeding in spite of their condition?
2. How does Gladwell explain Freireich’s wife’s bond to him?
3. What is the flaw in Nathan Leites and Charles Wolf’s report Rebellion and Authority, According to Gladwell?
4. What does Stella get wrong about teaching in the video Gladwell refers to, from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia?
5. How dos Gladwell distinguish between geniuses and prodigies?
6. What was the effect of the Three Strikes law in California?
7. How does Turtle win the race with Deer, in the Brer Rabbit story Gladwell relates?
8. What does Gladwell say allowed Wilma Derksen to forgive her daughter’s murderer?
9. Where had Kellen gotten his background for the RAND job to consult on the Vietnam war?
10. In what way does Gladwell say Hudson’s photo is “trickery” (192)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What can we tell about him, based on the choices she makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 2
What are Gladwell’s intellectual blind spots? What are the kinds of behavior or complexity he tends not to see?
Essay Topic 3
What has Gladwell’s book taught you about fighting giants in your own life? What giants are you and your people up against? What weaknesses does Gladwell’s book help you identify? What strengths of your own does Gladwell encourage you to use?
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