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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. Who settles Harlan?
(a) Irish immigrants.
(b) Scottish immigrants.
(c) British immigrants from the norther part of the British Isles.
(d) Dutch immigrants.

2. What cultural legacy among Asian peoples does Gladwell discuss?
(a) Samurai.
(b) Rice paddies.
(c) Honor.
(d) Calligraphy.

3. What neighborhood feeds into KIPP Academy?
(a) It draws from the entire New York City.
(b) One of the worst in the city.
(c) An upper-class area.
(d) An upper, middle-class area.

4. What is one characteristic of a rice paddy?
(a) It is a complicated system.
(b) It is a fairly simple system.
(c) It requires very little attention.
(d) It requires very little water.

5. What is the conclusion Terman comes to about high IQ children?
(a) They actually fail more often than other children.
(b) They succeed just five percent more often than other children.
(c) They succeed fifty percent more often than other children.
(d) They succeed or fail at the same rate as other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do farmers of the Middle Ages do in the summer in Europe?

2. What company does Joy co-found?

3. Where is Harlan?

4. What is one group of people worldwide who have developed the culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?

5. What type of parenting style seems to be beneficial to the education of children?

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