1. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) God.
(b) Death.
(c) His dreams.
(d) Greatness.

2. For the author, the stigma of getting a job through connections is worse than the stigma of ______.
(a) Starting at the bottom.
(b) Waiting tables.
(c) Getting a PhD.
(d) Unemployment.

3. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Avoid bad press.
(b) Time his trades.
(c) Hide his state of mind.
(d) Hide money.

4. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Tintagel.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) St. James Palace.

5. What is the name of an interview technique designed to test an applicant's nerve?
(a) The yell test.
(b) The silent treatment.
(c) Instant recall command.
(d) Direct humiliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lewis gets more experience at Salomon Brothers, he realizes that an inexplicable aspect of studying to be an investment banker is that _______ serves no function in an investment bank.

2. The author thinks that all money men either have ______ hair or are bald.

3. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?

4. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?

5. Gutfreund's first love is ______.

(see the answer key)

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