Outliers Chapter 5 (A) Review

Of what is Joe Flom a product?

• poverty
• wealth
• World War I
•  Europe

What was significant in Joe Flom's environment?

• Living in the borough of Brooklyn
• Jewish heritage
• Asian immigrant families
• Attending Yale University

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What is gingham?

• White cotton shirt fabric
• Quilted material
• Needlework sewn onto a cloth
• Light weight, plain woven cloth, plaid pattern

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What was one of Joe Flom's opportunities?

• Live on Staten Island with his wife and new car.
• Work at a large law firm in NYC.
• Go to University of Michigan.
• Work at a small law firm.

What does, "hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning," mean in Outliers?

• It means work ties you down for a sentence of a few years.
• Its an opportunity to become wealthy if you work hard.
• If the work isn't satisfying, you won't be content.
• Golden opportunities await those who are Jewish.

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What did a "demographic trough" deal with in Outliers?

• It has to do with how many people are enrolled in college
• It dealt with the number or lack of number of babies born during a certain time period.
• It dealt with how many thousands of babies were enrolled in preschool.
• It deals with the month a person was born.

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Name one of the lessons of Joe Flom.

• The importance of being Jewish
• Attending Carnegie Hall for a quarter.
• Demographics based on your birth month.
• The importance of being Hungarian.

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According to Gladwell, what are your "antecedents?"

• Kenneth's grand pa

• Ancestors, grand pa & grand ma

• Natiya's grand ma

• A thing or event that proceeds another.

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What are some life lessons that can be learned from the European immigrants?

• Work hard, save your money, send your kids to really good schools.
• Having the Nordic look will automatically put you ahead of everyone else.
• Being Jewish was the same as being Catholic.
• Work hard to become a professional lawyer or doctor.

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What is a "haberdashery?"

• Haberdashery and hemoglobin!!
• People who sell clothes.
• Place where men's suits and accessories are sold.
• A fine Black man like Idris wearing a suit!

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