1. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Culturally literate.
(c) Brash.
(d) Open-minded.

2. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?
(a) Arbitrage boss.
(b) Head honcho.
(c) Extreme cowboy.
(d) Zen-like master.

3. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) A lifetime.

4. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.
(a) Cesspool.
(b) Pot of gold.
(c) Graveyard.
(d) Train station.

5. The speaker who eventually wins the hearts and minds of the back row in the Salomon Brothers training program describes the trading floor as a _____.
(a) Firing squad.
(b) War zone.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the reason Wall Street has initially ignored his resume is that all the representatives from large firms say that he lacks ______.

2. In the bond market, unlike the stock market, ______ are not openly stated.

3. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?

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

5. Where is the author living in 1984?

(see the answer key)

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