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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. How many Hermanos al Rescate planes were shot down over the Florida straits?

2. In what type of folklore does the yurodiry appear, as described in Chapter 4: "The Holy Fool"?

3. In what year was the SEC first warned about Madoff's possible fraud?

4. In what year were Hermanos al Rescate planes shot down over the Florida straits?

5. Over which people did Montezuma II reign?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which aspect of the indictment against Jerry Sandusky disturbed McQueary and why?

4. What were the results of the trivia test conducted by Tim Levine?

5. In what year was the first complaint made against Jerry Sandusky and when was he arrested?

6. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

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

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

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

10. What is a yurodiry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What message is Gladwell sending regarding the source of human flaws and unhappiness?

Essay Topic 3

Read a lengthy interview with Gladwell. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Gladwell’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Talking to Strangers.

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