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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter six: Wyatt Walker.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unexpected reaction does Gladwell describe London residents having to the Blitz?
(a) Simple kindnesses.
(b) Depression.
(c) Philosophical reflection.
(d) Euphoria.

2. What happened when the California governor announced plans to reduce class size?
(a) He was given a federal grant.
(b) His popularity doubled.
(c) He was voted out of office.
(d) He was challenged in a primary.

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

4. Why did Wyatt Walker get criticism for setting up the protest that resulted in Bill Hudson’s photo?
(a) He was using children as pawns.
(b) He was ignoring pressing concerns elsewhere.
(c) He was making the protestors look foolish.
(d) He was putting himself in danger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Emil Freireich’s father die?

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

3. What does Gladwell say is the best way to raise test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test?

4. How does Gladwell say Goliath expected to fight?

5. How much does Gladwell say Goliath’s armor likely weighed?

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