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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. Gladwell refers back to Chapter 6: "The Friends Fallacy" when he states, "If you buy into the Friends fallacy, you will make mistakes like" (177) the case involving which person?

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

3. The sexual assualt committed by Brock Turner occurred nearby what object?

4. How old was Brock Turner when he committed sexual assault?

5. What kind of doctor was Mitchell at the time he first met KSM?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of Amanda Knox's utterance "Ta-dah," (177) according to Gladwell?

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

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

4. Where are the Trobriand Islands?

5. Who is Emily Doe?

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

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

8. Who or what is KSM?

9. For what reason did two social scientists visit the Trobriand Islands in 2013?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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