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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. What does Livingston do after he sold all the stock in Union Pacific and after the earthquake?
2. How long does Livingston stay in Boston the second time he goes there?
3. How useful is bucket shop technique on Wall Street?
4. Why is corn having a hard time getting to the market?
5. What kind of trading is done at a bucket shop?
Short Essay Questions
1. How long does Livingston stay in Boston and then what does he do?
2. Why does Livingston wish he had not listened to his branch manager?
3. What happens a few days after he sells Union Pacific and how did that help Livingston?
4. What cotton trader does Livingston meet and what does he propose?
5. What job did Livingston have when the book opened and how are stock quotes done?
6. What does Livingston do with Roberts suggestion?
7. How did Livingston make a lot of money in cotton?
8. What does Livingston see the market doing, what does he think will happen and what does he do about it?
9. What kind of hunch does Livingston talk about in Chapter VI?
10. What commodities is Livingston trading and how is that going?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Livingston has met and become friends and/or colleagues or discussed a number of notable people, many of whom he discusses in this book. Discuss he following:
1. Choose three people whom Livingston mentions positively and give a brief idea of his opinions about those three people (or stereotypes).
2. Choose three people whom Livingston mentions negatively and give a brief idea of his opinions about those three people (or stereotypes).
3. Judging what Livingston says about different people in his text, how would you characterize him as a friend? As a colleague?
Essay Topic 2
The young Livingston is fascinated by patterns in the tape and has an excellent memory for numbers. He is able to remember the patterns various stocks normally exhibit well enough to predict their behavior or notice if they act strangely. He records his predictions and compares them to the actual performance of the stocks. Livingston trusts his observations more than tips from others.
1. What would you say about Livingston as a person based on the above paragraph?
2. Livingston is 15-years-old when the book opens. Describe the characteristics you see in Livingston that you would consider typical for a 15 year old and the ones you consider more adult like.
3. Livingston from the brief description above seems like a very organized, possibly even obsessive individual. Discuss the ways you believe this type of personality might do well as a stock broker.
Essay Topic 3
Livingston goes back and forth between cities trying to earn money. He won't settle down and learn how to do Wall Street. Given his circumstances he doesn't seem to be a very stable individual.
1. Would you agree or disagree with the above statement? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Given what we've seen thus far of Livingston's character explain, in detail, why he probably wouldn't be happy in a steady job.
3. Why do you think Livingston keeps moving around? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
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