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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 was the first name of the Cuban dictator named Castro?

2. Who made plans to have tea with Hitler on two different occasions?

3. To which Eastern European country was Aspillaga sent in 1986?

4. What was the first name of the Cuban spy with the last name Montes?

5. How many times in total did Neville Chamberlain spend time with Adolf Hitler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Fidel Castro?

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

4. What was Montezuma II's ultimate fate?

5. In what way does Gladwell portray miscommunication as dangerous in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

6. Who is Bernie Madoff?

7. Around what singular incident does Gladwell see the whole book revolving, as described in the introduction, "Step Out of the Car"?

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

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

10. What was Nahuatl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gladwell employ the use or rejection of fallacy within Talking to Strangers and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Gladwell to prove particular points made within the text?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gladwell’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of Talking to Strangers. How does Gladwell use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of argumentative points central to the tenets of the work?

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