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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter eight: Wilma Derksen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait does Gladwell say made Brer Rabbit formidable?
(a) He was slick.
(b) He was powerful.
(c) He was quick.
(d) He was irrepressible.

2. What does Gladwell say Freireich’s mother did to keep the family together?
(a) Marry rich.
(b) Work 18 hour days.
(c) Move in with her parents.
(d) Start a business.

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

4. How many new teachers does Gladwell say American schools hired between 1996 and 2004?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 500,000.

5. Why does Gladwell say Boies made a good lawyer?
(a) Because he could collect essential info without reading.
(b) Because of the strategies he developed to avoid reading.
(c) Because he was personable and easy for judges to work with.
(d) Because he learned to read more efficiently than most.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say dyslexia is?

2. What percentage of successful entrepreneurs does Gladwell say are dyslexic?

3. How many deaths does Gladwell say British war planners expected in London in the first week of the German Blitz?

4. What does Gladwell say geniuses require that prodigies do not?

5. How does Gladwell say Martin Luther King Jr. prepared his team for their trip to Birmingham?

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