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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. Sam has the personality of _______________.

2. Why does Helen want four children by the time she is thirty?

3. Do Sam's kids feel as though Sam was not around during their childhood?

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

5. Why does Sam buy a little bank in Bentonville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sam admit to thinking about throughout most of his life? Who uses Sam's ideas to benefit Wal-Mart? How does this person do this?

2. How would Sam spy on Kmart?

3. How is Sam's appreciation for the dollar further ingrained?

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

5. How does Sam decide where to build a Wal-Mart? Why?

6. What is known about Sam Walton's childhood? What did he learn during this time about one's ability to make money?

7. What does Sam do while debating the idea of going public?

8. What does Wal-Mart have in regards to profit-sharing?

9. Describe, in general, this period of time for Wal-Mart.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Competition is important to Sam.

Part 1) How does Sam show that competition is important? Why is it important to Sam? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Would he feel this way about competition if it started to hurt his company? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does Sam argue that competition and evolution are good? Do you agree with his argument? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is competition found in you own life? How have you benefited from competition?

Essay Topic 2

It is important to think small.

Part 1) What is meant by this? Why is this important? How is this especially important in the case of Wal-Mart?

Part 2) How does this idea reflect and reinforce other beliefs of Sam's?

Part 3) How can thinking small be useful in your own community and your own life?

Essay Topic 3

This book is written to clear up misconceptions about Sam Walton, his family, and his business.

Part 1) What misunderstandings does Sam discuss in this book? How have these misunderstandings occurred? Why does Same feel it is important to clear up these misunderstandings?

Part 2) What does this desire to clear his name reveal about Sam Walton? What ideas did you have regarding Sam Walton and his business prior to reading this book? How did you come about these beliefs?

Part 3) Has Sam been able to alter your opinion of him? Why or why not? What have you learned from reading this book?

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