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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lives does Gladwell say Reynolds feel like he saved?
(a) Hundreds a week.
(b) Six every day.
(c) Multiple thousands a month.
(d) One a day.

2. Where did Konrad Kellen’s people come from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) The U.S.

3. What innovation did Freireich make in terms of treating infections in Leukemia patients?
(a) To give a combination of antibiotics at the same time.
(b) To skip antibiotics for more chemotherapy.
(c) To treat infections locally instead of holistically.
(d) To match the antibiotic to the infection.

4. What does Gladwell say about people who have “emerged from some kind of trauma” (161)?
(a) Society needs them.
(b) Society needs to regulate them.
(c) Society needs to replicate them.
(d) Society needs to cure them.

5. How does Gladwell characterize the Londoners’ response to the bombing?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Panic.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Terror.

6. How does Rosemary Lawlor explain why she was hooked on fighting the British?
(a) She said that the northern Irish resistance fighters treated her well.
(b) She said that she had already lost everything, so she might as well fight.
(c) She said an injustice was thrust on her and she had to do something.
(d) She said the pay was good, for insurgent families.

7. What message did Kellen bring to the U.S. government about the Viet Cong?
(a) That they were planning to bring the Russians into the war.
(b) That they were receiving more support than U.S. war planners knew about.
(c) That they were running out of material support.
(d) That they would never give up.

8. How does Gladwell characterize the effect of Bill Hudson’s famous photo of the dog attacking the peaceful protestor?
(a) He says that it was responsible for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(b) He says that it was not discovered until years later.
(c) He says that it turned the tide of the civil rights movement.
(d) He says that it was a drop in the bucket of changing Americans’ minds about race and police brutality.

9. What western capital does Gladwell say Saigon resembled in the 1960s?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

10. Where did Leon Gouré’s people come from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) The U.S.

11. How does Gladwell characterize André Trocmé?
(a) A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
(b) A violent man conquered by God.
(c) A blessing of a man.
(d) A sinner turned saint.

12. What was the breakthrough that set up the confrontation that led to Bill Hudson getting his famous photo?
(a) The black community rallied around a false alarm.
(b) The police let child protestors get past them.
(c) The media mistook reported huge numbers of protestors who were actually bystanders.
(d) The weather was beautiful, bringing people out to the streets and the protest.

13. By what factor does Gladwell say the California prison population expanded in the ten years after Three Strikes passed?
(a) Tripled.
(b) Quadrupled.
(c) Grew by half again.
(d) Doubled.

14. How does Gladwell characterize general Freeland’s tour of the deserted streets of Lower Falls?
(a) Like a raj on a tiger hunt.
(b) Like a lord surveying his manor.
(c) Like a tourist appreciating the sights.
(d) Like a warden managing a prison.

15. How does Gladwell characterize Konrad Kellen’s temperament?
(a) A quiet team player.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) A meticulous worker.
(d) Fiercely independent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to researchers Dina Rose and her colleague, what is the threshold for incarceration in a neighborhood, beyond which the “effect on crime starts to reverse” (246)?

2. Why did Wyatt Walker get criticism for setting up the protest that resulted in Bill Hudson’s photo?

3. What was the lesson Derksen took from the visit from the man whose child had been killed?

4. How many Londoners said they had not gotten any sleep the previous night, in a poll during the Blitz?

5. How much does Gladwell say criminals consider the potential consequences when they decide to plan a crime?

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