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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of sounds did McQueary report hearing from the shower room when he was asked about it on the stand?

2. At the end of Chapter 1: Fidel Castro's Revenge, Gladwell asks, "Why can't we tell when a stranger in front of us is" (27) taking what action?

3. For what transgression did Officer Encinia stop Bland in 2015?

4. How many million people within Montezuma II's kingdom died as a result of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men?

5. In what setting is Markopoulos known as a quant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the date June 6, 1987?

2. What did Michael McQueary observe in 2001 that was later brought up in a 2017 trial?

3. Which political figure traveled to Germany to meet Hitler in 1938 and why?

4. What was Nahuatl?

5. In which era did large numbers of Cuban refugees defect from Cuba and why?

6. How many times in total did Neville Chamberlain meet with Hitler and why is this fact significant?

7. What fact does Gladwell find odd about Adolf Hitler, as described in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

8. Who is Michael McQueary, as described in Chapter 5: "The Boy in the Shower"?

9. Who was Fidel Castro?

10. Describe the structure of the trivia test used by Levine.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ultimate message is Gladwell sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of injustice portrayed within Talking to Strangers? Examine Gladwell's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Gladwell’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Talking to Strangers?

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