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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter five: Emil "Jay" Freireich.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of improvement in outcomes does Caroline Hoxby correlate class size to?
(a) A wide variety of outcomes, better and worse.
(b) Worse outcomes.
(c) No change.
(d) Better outcomes.

2. Where does Gladwell say dyslexics’ neurons get “lost along the way” (99)?
(a) They form behind the eyes.
(b) In their ventricles.
(c) In their brain stems.
(d) They get into the blood.

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

4. What does Gladwell say Ranadivé’s players supplanted ability with?
(a) Effort.
(b) Set plays.
(c) Heart.
(d) Finesse.

5. Which of the Impressionist does Gladwell say would sit moodily in the corner of Café Guerbois?
(a) Cézanne.
(b) Monet.
(c) Degas.
(d) Pisarro.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gladwell characterize art in the Impressionists’ Paris?

2. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?

3. How does Gladwell characterize the building the Paris Salon was held in?

4. What does Gladwell say Freireich’s mother did to keep the family together?

5. Why does Gladwell say David Boies applied for law school?

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