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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the school that Gladwell focuses on in "Marita's Bargan"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) South Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

2. Who is most likely to get into gifted programs in the school system Gladwell mentions?
(a) Those who are the oldest of the year group.
(b) Those who were not premature babies.
(c) Those whose parents push their child to succeed.
(d) Those who are from the middle class and higher.

3. In what year does Joy start college?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1977.

4. What occasionally erupts into violence and murder?
(a) Competition to hire garment workers.
(b) A yearly festival in Harlan.
(c) Competition to buy potential mining land.
(d) A feud between the Howards and Turners.

5. What is 30 to 35 percent lower in Roseto than the rest of the country?
(a) Divorce rate.
(b) Death rate from strokes.
(c) Suicide rate.
(d) Death rate from heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of parenting style seems to be beneficial to the education of children?

2. When does Korean Airline flight 801 crash?

3. What does Korean airlines realize is a large part of their problem?

4. What data does the table that Gladwell consults to theorize the success of some of the best hockey players in the country include?

5. What was the leading killer of men under the age of 65 in the 1950s?

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