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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter seven: Rosemary Lawlor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gladwell say is the best way to raise test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test?
(a) To give the test on no sleep.
(b) To print the test in faint print.
(c) To give the test with music playing.
(d) To print the test on colored paper.

2. Why does Gladwell say people in Lower Falls bought their bread daily?
(a) Because it would go moldy in such a damp environment.
(b) Because it was one of the only things they had to eat, and there was never enough of it.
(c) Because there were so many good bakeries.
(d) Because cash flow was always an issue.

3. When do dyslexics typically get a diagnosis, according to Gladwell?
(a) Eight or nine.
(b) Ten or eleven.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Six or seven.

4. Where is Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

5. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?
(a) A problem with speaking.
(b) A problem with reading.
(c) A problem with reading aloud.
(d) A problem in how people hear and manipulate sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gladwell say Leites and Wolf characterize the problem of establishing order, in their report Rebellion and Authority?

2. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?

3. How does Gladwell characterize the British army in their role in northern Ireland?

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

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

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