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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 substance was used to continually keep the containers full as the trainees conducted their training?

2. In what type of environment do judges rely on nonverbal cues to make their decisions?

3. Gladwell attempts to link the topic of misunderstanding to what other topic within Chapter 8: "The Fraternity Party"?

4. Gladwell states that Part Three of the book attempts to answer what kind of puzzle?

5. The Trobriand Islands have a population of how many thousand people, according to Gladwell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which group took the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and experienced surprising results?

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

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

4. Who is Meredith Kercher?

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

6. For what purpose was James Mitchell called upon by the U.S. government in March of 2003?

7. To which element does Gladwell point when he names the number one contributor to the problem of sexual assault?

8. Who or what is KSM?

9. Describe the survey of attitudes about deception discussed in Chapter 7: "A (Short) Explanation of the Amanda Knox Case."

10. In what location did James Mitchell and Bruce Jensen first meet and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Gladwell’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

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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