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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Holiday Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Troob and Rolfe suggest that business school failed to teach the graduates?
(a) How to work with other people.
(b) How to compromise.
(c) That they would be spending a lot of time in a copy center.
(d) How to bribe people.

2. In addition to edits, what else would upper management request changes on?
(a) Header and Footer on each page.
(b) Charts, graphs, and pictures.
(c) The bibliography.
(d) Text.

3. When were some of the only times new an old associates and old associates speak their true feelings concerning DLJ?
(a) After doing drugs.
(b) After a bonding experience in the country.
(c) When they go on an outing to the Empire State Building.
(d) When they were all very drunk.

4. How did the recruiters get Troob and Rolfe to accept their offers?
(a) Promised them fast promotions.
(b) Threatened their future.
(c) Filled them with booze and food.
(d) Promised to be their mentors.

5. While investment bankers jobs have stayed somewhat the same, what had changed?
(a) More people have access to the inside scoop.
(b) They no longer want to sell companies.
(c) SEC regulations.
(d) Bankers have expanded their job capabilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of all the positions, who was the lowest and most numerous?

2. Why did Troob have a better chance of landing a new job?

3. At the time the book was published, what does the average upper level investment banker make?

4. After word processing, who was next in line to receive the pitch book?

5. What kind of working hours did Troob and Rolfe expect?

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