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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do farmers in Europe in the Middle Ages go into a sort of hibernation state?
(a) To keep their bodies from overwork.
(b) To rest for the hard work in the Spring.
(c) To keep from starving.
(d) To conserve energy and to eat less.

2. What percentage above the average student do KIPP students attend school?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 75.

3. Of what heritage is Joe Flom?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Irish.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Arab.

4. Where does it crash?
(a) Guam.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) North Korea.
(d) Japan.

5. Where is Harlan?
(a) On the Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky.
(b) In Western Tennessee.
(c) In southwestern Kentucky.
(d) Near the border of Kentucky and Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Borgenichts?

2. What does Gladwell think is the reason for the success of the KIPP Academy?

3. When is Harlan settled?

4. What does a feudal lord take from his farmers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are proxy wars?

2. What is the second lesson of Joe Flom?

3. How does understanding math relate to growing rice?

4. What is entailed in growing rice?

5. Where is Harlan, and who settled it?

6. What is KIPP and who are its students?

7. How is a work ethic related to growing rice?

8. How do the students at KIPP Academy differ from those of other public schools?

9. What is the second part of the experiment and the final result?

10. Who is Joe Flom?

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