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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Raising a Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sam admits to thinking about merchandising every day of his life since _____________.
(a) Since his first job.
(b) He started.
(c) He was born.
(d) Since he met Helen's father.

2. Sam talks about the impact of the business on _________.
(a) The world.
(b) His community.
(c) The United States.
(d) His family.

3. Why does Helen want four children by the time she is thirty?
(a) She needs something to do.
(b) So she will have plenty of time with her grandchildren.
(c) She does not want to be lonely.
(d) So she will have plenty of people to care for her when she is old.

4. It is 1962 and many of the successful discounters are doing what, of which Sam seems to disapprove?
(a) Selling low-quality products.
(b) Driving fancy cars and living in large homes.
(c) Buying out stores.
(d) Building new stores.

5. Sam and his brother Bud go into business together and purchase outright ______________.
(a) An old Kmart store in Ruskin Heights.
(b) An old Ben Franklin store in Ruskin Heights.
(c) An old Meijer store in Ruskin Heights.
(d) An old Woolworth store in Ruskin Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. The biggest challenge Wal-Mart has right now at this growth period is what?

2. What is significant about Sam's bet regarding being an Eagle Scout?

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

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

5. Sam's father, Thomas Gibson Walton, is a very hard worker who was later remembered for _____________.

(see the answer key)

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