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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. Why did most people become analysts?

2. The personal accounts of the interview process by both Troob and Rolfe were filled with ______ and ______.

3. What do managing directors actually do?

4. If a company wants to sell a subsidiary, what is the process?

5. What did most of Bubble pitch books require?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why this chapter was named The Merry-Go-Round.

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

3. How did investment bankers cut their own risk when dealing with new companies?

4. In an investment bank, how do analysts differ from associates?

5. Why did Discounted Cash flow Analysis annoy Troob and Rolfe?

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

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

8. What did the social events, traveling, and horrible work hours do to Troob?

9. To recruiters looking for summer associates, what were masters students considered?

10. What is similar about Comparable Multiples Analysis and Discounted Cash flow Analysis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following questions to write about:

1. What two themes are the most prevalent in the book? Discuss the themes and describe two specific situations in which the themes are present.

2. Compare and contrast Ed Star and Les Newton. How are the men alike and different? Why did many people wish to emulate these two men.

3. The theme of exhaustion is ever present during Rolfe and Troob's employment at DLJ. Explain how exhaustion cycles through the DLJ employees in the book.

Essay Topic 2

1. Explain why "top tier schools" or Ivy League schools are breeding grounds for investment banks.

2. In your opinion, can a quality education be gained outside of these institutions?

Essay Topic 3

1. How does the setting of the New York City affect the novel?

2. Did it increase the pace of the story and make it more exciting? Why or why not?

3. If why not, suggest a city that can compete with the background of Wall Street.

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