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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 does Gladwell say led to declining enrollment in Shepaug Valley Middle School?
(a) Smaller family size.
(b) New train lines.
(c) Increasing real estate prices.
(d) Closing factories.

2. How many men does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence’s force lost, in capturing those men?
(a) 2.
(b) 322.
(c) 28.
(d) 117.

3. What does Gladwell say the British war planners feared from German aerial bombardment in London?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Lawlessness.
(d) Panic.

4. What are the “only two places in the world” where there were "nontrivial beneficial aspects of reduced class sizes” (44)?
(a) Argentina and Japan.
(b) The U.S. and UK.
(c) Greece and Iceland.
(d) Germany and France.

5. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?
(a) During the Holocaust.
(b) During the Depression.
(c) During a sea voyage.
(d) During World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Gladwell say T. E. Lawrence took his troops into the desert, to circumvent the city of Aqaba?

2. What does Gladwell say is the overriding assumption about class composition?

3. What kind of improvement in outcomes does Caroline Hoxby correlate class size to?

4. Where does Gladwell say dyslexic kids are more likely to end up?

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

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