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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. What do managing directors actually do?

2. The third section of the pitch book did what of the following?

3. What did investment banking begin as?

4. When were some of the only times new an old associates and old associates speak their true feelings concerning DLJ?

5. Who was Les Newton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Rolfe turned down by all the investment banks while Troob received an offer from DLJ?

2. While the summer associates worked very hard, how did they play hard?

3. Upon his return to Harvard, what type of recruiters visited Troob?

4. Of what little information the associates learned about their new jobs, what did they slowly discern was their job purpose?

5. Gator is described as being a pit bull who never wants to give up a pitch. Is this a good quality to have?

6. Why were so many junior vice presidents always unhappy with their lives at DLJ?

7. Why are senior vice presidents important to investment banks?

8. How did the two recruiters persuade Troob to take the position?

9. What are do the first two sections of the prospectus comprised of?

10. Why do the associates hate the people who work in the word processing department?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, it becomes clear that most investment bankers are white males.

How does this correlate with enrollment statistics for minorities at Ivy Leagues and tier 1 and tier 2 schools?

Essay Topic 2

1. When both men tried to leave DLJ, how were they persuaded to stay?

2. Did DLJ seem to have any interest in making the actual job of being an associate any more meaningful?

3. If they had made the job more appeasing and meaningful to Rolfe and Troob, would both men have stayed?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Rolfe and Troob.

Consider the following about each characters personality:

- Work ethic

- Education background

- Personal life

- Views on business accountability

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