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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. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?
2. There are 287 books about bonds in the New York Public Library and most of them are about _____.
3. 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 _____.
4. William Simon becomes the secretary of the U.S. Treasury under which president?
5. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. In the training class, why does Lewis think Gutfreund looks the part of statesman?
2. What is meant by "no tears"?
3. Why does one of the female trainees become the first person to finally talk to the author in the training program at Salomon Brothers?
4. What entices many people to apply to Salomon Brothers and binds them to the firm?
5. Why does Gutfreund challenge Meriwether to Liar's Poker?
6. Why is the treasury trader king at Salomon Brothers?
7. What happens when the author has breakfast with Leo Corbett?
8. How does the author compare economics to art history?
9. Why is Lewie Ranieri so loyal to Salomon Brothers?
10. How does the equities department treat the trainees?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What contributes to the rapid and complete deterioration of Ranieri and Co. at Salomon Brothers? What was the achievement that Ranieri had hoped for in creating the mortgage department? How did the market affect the imbalance between Ranieri and Co. and the rest of the bond trading world?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the bonus structure for first- and second-year Salomon Brothers employees. How are their achievements considered? How does the author feel about this? What are the three emotions that all Salomon Brothers employees feel at bonus time?
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