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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important thing that associates must always attend?

2. How did Rolfe and Troob maintain a good relationship with the copy center?

3. What did the associate who handles the final printing of the prospectus do?

4. Besides food, what was mostly consumed at the party?

5. When did Rolfe's disillusionment finally begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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