Outliers: The Story of Success

How is Langan's family situated financially? (from Part 1, Chapter 4, "The Trouble with Genuises, Part 2)

• Upper class.

• Very poor.

• Very wealthy

• Middle class

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From what are of the world are the highest-scoring students in the field of math?

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

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What does Gladwell say about reading schools at the end of one year compared to at the beginning of the next year?

• Only the very brightest students students make progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The smartest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The poorest students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

• The most average students students make no progress in their reading skills over the summer.

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Why does Joe Flom have trouble getting a job after college?

• From being Hispanic

• From being Jewish

• From being Anglo Protestant

• From being Irish

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What is one type of work Joe Flom does when he is just out of college?

• Working with indigent patients at a public hospital.

• A take over of a public company.

• Buying and selling goods at trade shows.

• Whatever he is told to do.

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What does Korean airlines realize is a large part of their problem?

• Their cultural legacy.

• Their old planes.

• Their pay structure.

• Their lack of good mechanics.

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What does Gladwell think that being taller than another basketball player will do for a basketball player?

• He thinks it gives an advantage but no guarantees.

• He thinks the taller person in some ways has a disadvantage because of expectations.

• He thinks the intimidation factor is what makes a difference not height.

• He does not write about basket ball players.

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What does Gladwell say about his great-great-great grandmother?

• She was educated in England

• She was from Peru.

• She was part of a mass exodus from Jamaica.

• She was a slave.

Why does Langan despair of publishing his theory?

• It is unprovable.

• No credentials.

• It would be considered too wacky.

• It is not finished.

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What is the most important thing in the type of culture Gladwell examines in Kentucky?

• Frugal living.

• Loyalty to clan or family.

• Loyalty to country.

• Love of the land.

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