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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 copy center responsible for?

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

3. Instead of the copy center, where did the prospectus go to be finished?

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

5. What new job did Troob find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a person you can relate to in the book. Why did you choose this character? Which of their characteristics remind you of yourself? How would that character act if they were in your situation and how would you act in theirs?

Essay Topic 2

The SEC was created to offer regulation on the financial world.

1. Describe how investment banks conducted business prior to the stock market crash of the 1920s.

2. Detail how the SEC regulated banks from the 1920's to the early 2000s.

3. After reading this book and understanding the inner workings on investment banking, explain how you think the SEC should change regulations that could help the world out of its current economic recession.

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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