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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 position did Michael McQueary once play on his university's football team?

2. At what type of institution was Sandra Bland due to start a new job in 2015?

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

4. What type of scheme was Madoff responsible for engineering?

5. What is the first name of Officer Encinia, the policeman who arrested Sandra Bland in 2015?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Nahuatl?

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

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

5. What is the symbolism of the handshake described in Chapter 2: "Getting to Know der Fuhrer"?

6. To what location was General Aspillaga posted and how did it change his outlook?

7. Who was Fidel Castro?

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

9. What is significant about the year 1519, as it is described in the introduction to the text?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gladwell's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Talking to Strangers.

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Gladwell go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Gladwell utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within Talking to Strangers and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

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