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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the copy center responsible for?
(a) Prospectus printing.
(b) Proposal printing.
(c) All pitch books, billings, inserts for the entire company.
(d) Handouts for meetings.

2. Who was sworn to secrecy concerning bonuses?
(a) Everyone at the company.
(b) Managing directors.
(c) Associates.
(d) Vice presidents.

3. What new job did Troob find?
(a) A job with a hedge fund.
(b) A non-profit gig.
(c) Head of an insurance company.
(d) He never found a new job.

4. What physically happened to Troob?
(a) He lost his hair.
(b) Sprained his ankle.
(c) He rapidly gained weight.
(d) Got grey hair.

5. What always takes priority over any other task (even over pitch books)?
(a) Getting coffee for the managing directors.
(b) Meeting with junior vice presidents.
(c) Going on travel trips.
(d) Printing the prospectus.

6. Who gives the final command to print the prospectus?
(a) The president of the company.
(b) The client.
(c) The managing director.
(d) The associate.

7. How did the word processors perform their jobs?
(a) Very quickly and efficiently.
(b) With a lot of passion.
(c) Slowly.
(d) With little or not gusto.

8. In The Merry-Go-Round, how many hours were usually left between the completion of edits of the pitch book until the presentation of the book?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

9. What do potential investors rely on during a prospectus presentation?
(a) Pretty pictures and images.
(b) Rely on the sales pitch of the investment banker.
(c) Their own instincts.
(d) Their lawyers opinions.

10. After both men left the company, how did they feel about themselves and their lives?
(a) Happy.
(b) Rejected.
(c) Ten years older, abused, and used.
(d) Matured and satisfied with life.

11. How do Troob and Rolfe feel about leaving DLJ?
(a) Confused about their decisions.
(b) Sad they do not have as much money.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) Unwilling.

12. While recruiting for DLJ, what did Troob realize?
(a) He wanted to be promoted.
(b) He was lying as he had been lied to.
(c) He really did like his job.
(d) He hated the way Rolfe was treated.

13. Who was in charge of revising the pitch books?
(a) New associates.
(b) Managing directors.
(c) Junior vice presidents.
(d) Everyone.

14. What happened when most of the senior execs left for the night at the end of a long work day?
(a) The real work began.
(b) The associates had a party.
(c) Associates and analysts decided to go home.
(d) Everyone went to dinner.

15. What was always well received by workers at the copy center?
(a) Beer during the work day.
(b) Chit Chat.
(c) Work at the last minute.
(d) Cash at Christmas time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could DLJ find out about competitors' bonuses?

2. On average, how many times is a pitch book sent back to word processing?

3. In the book, what company do Rolfe and Troob use to detail the word processing process?

4. What do the high bonuses say about DLJ?

5. In addition to edits, what else would upper management request changes on?

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