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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. On what date does the author describe a young boy overhearing news of the British invasion in Chapter 2?
2. Who does the author cite as a prototypical maven who is "almost pathologically helpful"?
3. The author states that the tipping point for Hush Puppies Shoes came between what years?
4. In Gladwell's example from Chapter 3, the researchers at Sesame Street showed an episode where a character danced around and letters entered from various points of the screen. Though the episode held the children's attention, the eye movement sensor found that the children watched what?
5. A well-known saying states that twenty percent of the people do what percent of the work?
Short Essay Questions
1. What study did Howard Levanthal conduct? How are his pamphlets described?
2. How does the author use cigarettes to illustrate the Stickiness Factor in Chapter 1?
3. What does the author state in reference to yawning in the Introduction?
4. How would you describe the voice and tone of the Introduction to the book?
5. Who was Darnell McGee? What role did he play in epidemics, according to the author?
6. What example does Malcolm Gladwell use first in Chapter 1 to illustrate his ideas? What premise does he begin with?
7. Who was Gaeton Dugas? What was his role in the spread of HIV?
8. Who helped to increase the “sticky factor” for Columbia Records? How?
9. What contribution did Barbara Flagg make for the research on Sesame Street?
10. Why do connectors start trends while normal people do not, according to the author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Law of the Few as it applies to Darnell McGee and Gaeton Dugas. When were McGee and Dugas infected with HIV? Where and how did they contribute to the spread of the disease? If connectors such as McGee and Dugas had not existed, would AIDS and HIV be as prevalent as it is today? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the success of Blue’s Clues and the research that goes into the show’s development. How large is the team of researchers for the show? What elements of the show have evolved since its inception?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the crime statistics in New York City and their dramatic drop from the 1980s to today. When did crime begin to decline? What experts cite changes in crack use, age and economy? When was crime at its highest point?
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