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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. Phil Green concocts __________.

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

3. What is Ferold Arend's position prior to coming to Wal-Mart?

4. Sam and Helen are disappointed to leave Newport, but they do have one benefit from their five years working there. What is this benefit?

5. This book is Sam's attempt to __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sam a maverick in the business world?

2. How does Sam have the personality of a promoter?

3. What does Sam do when he is about to graduate from college?

4. How did Sam treat his employees in the beginning? Why? What has he realized from this?

5. Why is Ferold Arend hired? What does he do for Wal-Mart?

6. Why does Sam believe that Wal-Mart is successful? Why do other stores fail?

7. With what traits does Sam say is is over-blessed? What does he do with these traits during his adolescence?

8. What has happened at Wal-Mart regarding unions? Why?

9. What is the one mistake for which Helen cannot forgive Sam? Why?

10. Who plants the idea in Sam's mind of going public? How does he do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Family togetherness" is important to Sam.

Part 1) What does Sam mean by "family togetherness?" Why is this important? How did he come up with this concept?

Part 2) How does he use this sam concept in his stores? How effective is this? Explain.

Part 3) Is "family togetherness" important in your own life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sam believes in the "whistle while you work" mentality.

Part 1) What is this mentality? Why does he believe in this mentality? Do you agree that this is a good mentality to have? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Sam use this mentality at Wal-Mart? How does this benefit Wal-Mart? How can other businesses and organizations use this mentality to help themselves?

Part 3) How can you use this mentality in your own life? What can your own school do to promote this type of attitude towards school work? How would this change your school?

Essay Topic 3

Sam is unhappy with debt.

Part 1) How does he end up in debt? Why does debt bother him?

Part 2) How does he get out of debt? How does he feel about this? Why does he feel this way? How does Helen feel about this? Why does she feel this way?

Part 3) How is debt an issue for many Americans today? What can one do who is in debt?

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