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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adult Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim Massey is a member of Salomon Brothers executive committee in charge of sales and presides over _____, which directly affects the future of all trainees.
(a) Paper evaluations.
(b) The job placement blackboard.
(c) The break room surveillance cameras.
(d) Testing sites.

2. What does Lewis see as John Gutfreund's "calling card" as he makes his rounds in the trading floor?
(a) Coffee grounds.
(b) A slap on the back.
(c) A hand-written note.
(d) Cigar ash.

3. Gutfreund's wife, Susan, is spending fifteen million dollars decorating his ______ apartment.
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Paris
(d) London

4. What is photocopied 126 times from The New York Times and distributed among the trainees each morning?
(a) The comic section.
(b) The business section.
(c) The crossword puzzle.
(d) The front page.

5. For a great player of Liar's Poker, ______ is the easy part of the game.
(a) Lying.
(b) Math.
(c) Reading people.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.

3. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?

4. A trainee asks Horowitz about Salomon Brother's being blacklisted by whom?

5. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.

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