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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. Which word is the closest synonym to limerence?

2. Who introduces Erica to Harold?

3. What issue do the insurgents of Chapter 16 have after they produce their proposals?

4. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?

5. According to a study quoted in Chapter 7, ninety percent of couples that have children plan to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks say is often true ambitious individuals?

2. What does Brooks assess the search for harmony in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

6. How does Erica come back from her explosion in Chapter 8?

7. How does Erica get into the Academy in Chapter 7?

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

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

10. Why does Erica nearly not go to the University of Denver in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the teaching style that Ms. Taylor employs while assisting Harold with his senior paper. What are the five steps that are involved in this process? How does this teaching style internalize the knowledge? What role does Harold's journal have in this internalization? Discuss how this style of learning forever changes the way Harold takes in information.

Essay Topic 2

In portraying Erica's adolescence and early adulthood, David Brooks creates a case study for how self-control is developed. In an essay, discuss the challenges that Erica faces in high school and how she overcomes them with self-control. How does the marshmallow experiment illustrate these tactics? Why does she fear a life guided by emotion? What connects this fear to the pain of her childhood.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Raymond. What role does he have at Intercom when Erica meets him? How does his history with the company give him a unique understanding of its failings under Taggert? Explore his relationship with Erica. What does he teach her about how to relate with other people and how to lead a group? What non-quantitative skills does he display in his dealings with the brunch club?

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