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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9, Marita's Bargain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the residents of Roseto reconstruct?
(a) An American version of their Italian homeland.
(b) An experiment in moving from a lower to middle class.
(c) An American version of the structure of European society.
(d) An experiment in liberality.

2. What computer language does Joy help create?
(a) FORTRAN.
(b) JAVA.
(c) HTML.
(d) COBAL.

3. Where does Langan earn a scholarship to college?
(a) UCLA.
(b) MIT.
(c) Oregon State.
(d) Reed.

4. Why does Flom and those of his generation have their pick of good schools?
(a) The supply of students is relatively low.
(b) New universities are arising rapidly in this era.
(c) College is not valued at that time.
(d) College is just becoming popular and so colleges are competing to get students.

5. What is the computer center where Joy goes to college like at that time?
(a) In the top 10 percent of university computer programs.
(b) Just beginning.
(c) In the top 25 percent of university computer programs.
(d) The best in the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gladwell say has a threshold?

2. What do the Borgenichts have that is in demand in the United States?

3. What is the Colombian pilot's attitude when he communicates the plane's situation to the air traffic controller?

4. Gladwell says the Borgenichts are successful but never what?

5. Where is Harlan?

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