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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. Which part of the brain do dyslexics use more of, during reading, than “normal” readers (100)?
(a) Frontal cortex.
(b) Left hemisphere.
(c) Right hemisphere.
(d) Cerebral cortex.

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

3. What kind of image does Gladwell say General Freeland wanted to convey to the northern Irish?
(a) Relentlessness.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Patience.
(d) Toughness.

4. How did Brian Grazer turn his dyslexia into an advantage?
(a) By learning to argue for better grades.
(b) By learning to read very deliberately.
(c) By learning roundabout ways to learn.
(d) By learning to listen really well.

5. What does Gladwell say the average class size used to be at Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) 8.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?

2. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?

3. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?

4. What does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?

5. How does Gladwell say General Freeland’s search for weapons in Lower Falls turned into a riot and battle?

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