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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _____.

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

3. What sort of important dinner is the author invited to attend?

4. Which leading bond analyst from Salomon Brothers gives a speech at the Wharton School about how he can't get women to pay attention to him at cocktail parties?

5. What is another name for an analyst in the corporate finance department at Salomon Brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author manage to get a connection into Salomon Brothers?

2. Why are corporate financiers considered wimps by traders?

3. What is unfortunate about the position Susan James has acquired at Salomon Brothers?

4. What is the difference between managing and trading?

5. Why is Lewie Ranieri so loyal to Salomon Brothers?

6. Describe the home-buying imbalance of the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt.

7. Why does the author pounce on the opportunity to work for Salomon Brothers like a loose ball?

8. How does the author compare economics to art history?

9. In the training class, why does Lewis think Gutfreund looks the part of statesman?

10. What entices many people to apply to Salomon Brothers and binds them to the firm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the perception of "corporate finance" in the investment banking industry? What does someone in corporate finance actually do? What role does and investment banking analyst play in relation to corporate financiers?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the author's first day at work at Salomon Brothers. What is his perception of the physical street called Wall Street? What is he there to do? What is the difference between his arrival and the other people in his position?

Essay Topic 3

What happens when the author interviews for Lehman Brothers? Why does he interview for Lehman Brothers? Who comes to interview him? What does he say that affects the outcome of the interview? Why is the author perplexed at the reaction the interviewers have to his answer to their question?

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