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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does the author describe a young boy overhearing news of the British invasion in Chapter 2?
(a) July 4, 1776.
(b) April 18, 1775.
(c) June 16, 1775.
(d) September 16, 1776.

2. When was Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood published?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2001.

3. Gladwell claims that nicotine acts as what in Chapter 7?
(a) An antidepressant.
(b) An antipsychotic.
(c) A barbiturate.
(d) A depressant.

4. What is the name of the company that produces Hush Puppies Shoes?
(a) Peppermill.
(b) Adidas.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Entourage.

5. What two executives from Hush Puppies Shoes met a New York photographer who told them about the shoes’ resurgence, according to the author in the introduction?
(a) John Bartlett and Isaac Mizrahi.
(b) Owen Baxter and Geoffrey Lewis.
(c) Michael Anderson and Jesse Skawinski.
(d) James Owen and William Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. Researchers claim that the larger and animal's neocortex is, the more capacity the animal has for what?

2. What fashion designer was heard to be wearing Hush Puppies Shoes when they experienced a resurgence, according to the author in the Introduction?

3. In Chapter 7, Gladwell suggests not fighting to stop teen experimentation, which would be difficult, but to make the experimentation what?

4. Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in what neighborhood of Queens, New York?

5. Bernie Goetz’s parents were immigrants from where?

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