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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, A Jamaican Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Stanford-Binet test?
(a) A test for unusual blood patterns.
(b) A test for intelligence.
(c) A test for behavior psychosis.
(d) A test for mutant genes in a family line.

2. How does Terman find appropriate subjects for his research?
(a) By sifting through school records.
(b) By asking for volunteers.
(c) By observing students on the play ground.
(d) By asking teachers' opinions.

3. What pattern does Gladwell examine in Kentucky?
(a) Families who go into coal mining.
(b) Family feuds.
(c) Families who go into the tobacco industry.
(d) Families who go into the garment industry.

4. What firms are run by Christian men who live in the suburbs?
(a) White shirt law firms.
(b) Black tie law firms.
(c) White shoe law firms.
(d) Black shoe law firms.

5. What health issue is rarely seen in Roseto at the time Wolf visits the town?
(a) Polio.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Suren Ratwatte's area of expertise?

2. Who is Anders Ericcson?

3. Where is Harlan?

4. What percentage above the average student do KIPP students attend school?

5. What time period is the first example of an outlier from?

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