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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 type of interrogation was Mitchell brought in to perform on KSM?

2. Over what resource are several groups battling, according to Gladwell in Chapter 9: "KSM"?

3. In what year was Knox released from prison for good?

4. The sexual assault committed by Brock Turner occurred on the campus of which university?

5. Brock Turner was sentenced to how many months in prison for his crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Emily Doe?

2. What is the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and what does it measure?

3. For how many years had James Mitchell been studying interrogation techniques by the time he questioned KSM?

4. Which season and episode of Friends is discussed at length within Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy"?

5. What word came to James Mitchell's mind the first time he met KSM?

6. What punishment did Brock Turner receive for his crimes?

7. What conclusion did James Mitchell and Bruce Jensen reach regarding the three most effective interrogation techniques?

8. For what reason was Amanda Knox able to be tried in two different criminal trials for the same alleged crime?

9. What aspect of the interrogation situation appears to cause the most fear, according to James Mitchell?

10. Where are the Trobriand Islands?

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

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

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