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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter eight: Wilma Derksen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will be the consequence for the loser’s people, in the single combat of David and Goliath?
(a) Taxation.
(b) Exile.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Slavery.

2. What was the lesson Derksen took from the visit from the man whose child had been killed?
(a) Seek justice though it kills you.
(b) Do not end up like this poor man.
(c) Do not let the death be in vain.
(d) Make something good come of this.

3. What does Gladwell say makes parenting more difficult for wealthier parents?
(a) Having to compete for greater income gains.
(b) Having to keep up with other rich families.
(c) Having to navigate new decisions.
(d) Having to explain decisions.

4. What percentage of prominent people had lost a parent by age 20, according to psychologist Marvin Eisenstadt?
(a) 45%.
(b) 25%,
(c) 15%.
(d) 75%.

5. According to researchers Dina Rose and her colleague, what is the threshold for incarceration in a neighborhood, beyond which the “effect on crime starts to reverse” (246)?
(a) .5% of the population incarcerated.
(b) 2% of the population incarcerated.
(c) 1% of the population incarcerated.
(d) 1.5% of the population incarcerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students used to enroll in Shepaug Valley Middle School’s sixth grade, and how many enrolled at the time of publication?

2. What percentage of people does Gladwell say voted for the Three Strikes Law in the state-wide referendum?

3. What metric does Gladwell say Hoxby used in evaluating class size?

4. How does Gladwell characterize Wyatt Walker’s reaction to the police brutality in Birmingham?

5. What does Rosemary Lawlor say was the action that started the snowball effect that broke the curfew in Lower Falls?

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