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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school does Erica get accepted to in Chapter 9?
(a) University of Denver.
(b) Lehigh.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Notre Dame.

2. In Chapter 15, North Whitehead is quoted as saying history alternated between the simpleminded and what?
(a) The evilminded.
(b) The complexminded.
(c) The muddleminded.
(d) The simplerminded.

3. What has Erica heard about Intercom before her interview in Chapter 14?
(a) It is a terrible company.
(b) It is a next-generation business model.
(c) It is easy to rise through its ranks.
(d) It is on the cusp of a breakthrough.

4. Where do Raymond and Erica present their proposals in Chapter 16?
(a) A private meeting with Taggard.
(b) A board meeting.
(c) The annual full-company meeting.
(d) A live webcast of investors.

5. What disorder does Amy have?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) OCD.
(c) Manic depressive disorder.
(d) Aspurgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an acquisition Taggart makes for Intercom?

2. What institution does Herold begin working for in Chapter 15?

3. Who introduces Erica to Harold?

4. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?

5. Who eventually defends Erica's choice to leave for college in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Amy facing so may problems in Chapter 7?

2. How does Harold battle overweening passion in Chapter 13?

3. What did the marshmallow test predict about child development?

4. How do the founders of the Academy view poverty in America?

5. How do Raymond and Erica play major roles in the rebound of Intercom?

6. How is the mind inefficient, according to David Brooks?

7. How does Erica almost get arrested in Chapter 7?

8. How is the Academy schedule different from public school?

9. What is limerence?

10. How does the success of Erica's business affect her marriage?

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