1. Which subway line drops off hoards of people to their Wall Street jobs?
(a) Bedford Park.
(b) Belmont.
(c) Lexington Avenue.
(d) Morris Heights.

2. To create a CMO, hundreds of millions of dollars in ordinary mortgage bonds are placed in a _____.
(a) Pension fund.
(b) Trust.
(c) Certificate of Deposit.
(d) Retirement account.

3. With whom has the author received an invitation to dine?
(a) The queen mother.
(b) Prince Charles.
(c) Queen Elizabeth II.
(d) Lady Diana.

4. What is the name stockbrokers give to the day in 1976 when fixed stock brokerage commissions ended?
(a) Mayday.
(b) Blue Monday.
(c) A green Christmas.
(d) Black Friday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Matty Olivia leaves Salomon Brothers in a huff for the joke the mortgage guys play on him, the author attributes his return to the notion that he is bound by _____.

2. What is the name of the trainee who was a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot?

3. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?

4. Ranieri describes Tom Strauss as _____.

5. The senior mortgage traders maintain that their abuse of trainees leads to _____.

(see the answer key)

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