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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. If a company is expect to grow by _______, it was a good buy.

2. What was a perk of being a senior vice president?

3. At training, what were all new associates told they were?

4. This job in investment banking has no hopes for advancement. Employees are paid huge salaries but for two or three years live under harsh, abusive conditions until they can go back to school for their MBA degrees.

5. What kind of man was Ed Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a typical summer associate spend much of their time doing? What this activity particularly enjoyable?

2. Ih an investment banker or bank no longer has the inside scoop, what happens?

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

4. What did Rolfe dread more, small business trips or the road show?

5. How did MBA students like Troob and Rolfe work to get summer positions at firms?

6. Finally, what happened to the pitch books to ensure they were properly finished?

7. Describe the organization of an investment banking firm.

8. Because a pitch book is a very important piece of information for the client, was it a privilege to work on a pitch book.

9. How did Rolfe and Troob describe top tier business schools throughout the novel?

10. Name the sections of the pitch book and what is involved in each section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disillusionment is a theme that continually appears throughout the novel. As characters realize the true nature of their jobs, they are full of disappointment, anger, abused, and regretful:

Analyze three different times where Rolfe and Troob experience disillusionment with DLJ.

Describe the four phases they experienced.

Essay Topic 2

1. Discuss the most prevalent roles of women in the book.

2. Pick three characters and analyze how their roles as women are presented throughout the novel.

3. Is their a common job that all women have? Do these jobs seem degrading or demoralizing?

Essay Topic 3

Bubbles and Gator are two of the upper ranking investment bankers that Rolfe and Troob often come into contact with.

1. Compare Bubbles work style to that of Gator's. How are the same and how are they different.

2. Did Rolfe and Troob look up these men or abhor them?

3. While working with Gator and Bubbles, how could Rolfe and Troob learn from these terrible men.

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