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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were client and managing director meetings hated by associates?

2. At DLJ, what was the holiday party considered to be?

3. How did associates learn that they should treat the copy center well?

4. What happened when most of the senior execs left for the night at the end of a long work day?

5. What were the typical hours of the copy center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are very few women mentioned as investment bankers in the book. It quickly becomes clear to the reader that investment banking is a male dominated field.

1. Describe some of the positions that are mostly women at DLJ. Why are many of these positions non-managing titles?

2. How does the investment banking atmosphere work to reinforce typical American gender roles?

3. Besides bank employees, why are women portrayed as sexual objects to male investment bankers.

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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