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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Bouncing Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam admit was the biggest mistake of his business career?
(a) Purchasing of a shopping center.
(b) Purchasing this Kmart.
(c) Purchasing this Woolworth.
(d) Purchasing this Ben Franklin.

2. Sam purchases ____________ that only travels about 100 miles an hour.
(a) A bus.
(b) A little car.
(c) A little plane.
(d) A helicopter.

3. Sam and Helen are disappointed to leave Newport, but they do have one benefit from their five years working there. What is this benefit?
(a) An interest in retail.
(b) Many good business connections.
(c) They have made many good friends.
(d) $50,000 from the sale of the business.

4. He decides to run for the student body president and wins by doing one important move. What is that move?
(a) Recruiting followers.
(b) He speaks to people before they speak to him.
(c) Blackmailing some of the student body.
(d) Bribing his fellow students with money or passing grades.

5. With what announcement does Sam Walton start the book?
(a) He is a poor man.
(b) He is the happiest man in America.
(c) He is the richest man in America.
(d) He is a proud man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam and Charlie create the _______ self-service style variety store in the country and the first one in the eight-state area.

2. No matter how hard Sam's father worked or how many different jobs he had, what happened?

3. Why does Sam realize he must get a career job and accepts a job from JC Penney?

4. Sam attends the University of Missouri since he is already well-known in Columbia and joins what fraternity?

5. What kind of farm does Sam's family have?

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