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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Expanding the Circles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To encourage family togetherness, what does Sam do?
(a) He is his sons' Boy Scout leader.
(b) The family must be home for dinner every night.
(c) His family must not go anywhere without him.
(d) He plans family vacations every weekend.

2. Their large private fleet of __________ is one of the largest in the country as well to give them the flexibility they need?
(a) Trucks.
(b) Buses.
(c) Planes.
(d) Trains.

3. Sam credits the success of the business with what relationship?
(a) The one he has with his employees.
(b) The one he has with his wife.
(c) The one that the managers have with their associates.
(d) The one Sam has with his father-in-law.

4. Do Sam's kids feel as though Sam was not around during their childhood?
(a) Yes.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) No.
(d) Often.

5. Although many people have contributed to the advances in technology at Wal-Mart, who gets the lion's share of gratitude from Sam?
(a) Helen Walton.
(b) David Glass.
(c) Mike Smith.
(d) Rob Walton.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what was Sam too focused?

2. Why has Sam pretty much fought all of the technological advances?

3. Unions have tried to organize at Wal-Mart. Have they been successful?

4. What do the Walton kids all have to do?

5. In the beginning, why was Sam unable to pay the associates well?

(see the answer key)

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