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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. Gladwell says the Borgenichts are successful but never what?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Pretentious.
(d) Dishonest.

2. How is the pilot described?
(a) Fairly inexperienced.
(b) A workaholic.
(c) An alcoholic.
(d) Very experienced.

3. How are these proxy wars characterized?
(a) Hostile and messy.
(b) Borderline illegal.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Wasteful.

4. Who are the Borgenichts?
(a) A family of lawyers from New England.
(b) A family of vintners in New York.
(c) A group who eschew luxury.
(d) A family in the garment industry in New York.

5. What does Korean airlines realize is a large part of their problem?
(a) Their old planes.
(b) Their cultural legacy.
(c) Their pay structure.
(d) Their lack of good mechanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the school that Gladwell focuses on in "Marita's Bargan"?

2. What did the early American educational theorists claim about long hours of school?

3. What cultural legacy among Asian peoples does Gladwell discuss?

4. Why do Flom and his colleagues take on proxy wars?

5. What neighborhood feeds into KIPP Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harlan gain notoriety in its early days?

2. Where is Harlan, and who settled it?

3. What does Gladwell think is the cause of families feuding?

4. What is KIPP and who are its students?

5. What is the third lesson of Joe Flom?

6. How does PDI explain the crash of the Colombian airliner?

7. What does Gladwell say about early American educational theorists?

8. Why is Flom willing to work proxy wars?

9. How does the crash of Flight 801 fit a pattern for Korean Airlines?

10. How do Korean Airlines change their bad record of crashes?

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