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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. To encourage family togetherness, what does Sam do?

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

3. The reason that other stores fail is because ____________.

4. Sam believes that the reason that Wal-Mart was successful is because __________.

5. Sam describes Phil as a man who not only likes to swim upstream but also that he likes to do it __________.

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. What can Sam do now that he is out of debt?

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

4. What does Sam do once Walton's Five and Dime is a success?

5. How does Sam's experience in football reflect his personality traits?

6. What does Sam say is the biggest business mistake in his life? What might have led to this?

7. Give an example of what Sam would do on family vacations.

8. How does this book begin? What information does it give about Sam Walton and the purpose of this book?

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

10. Describe Don Whitaker.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a child, Sam learns how hard it is to earn a dollar.

Part 1) Describe Sam's childhood. How did Sam learn the difficulties in earning a living?

Part 2) What role did the Great Depression play in Sam's learning of this? How does this idea of hard work affect him throughout his life?

Part 3) Is hard work important in your own life? Why or why not? Do you agree with Sam that it is difficult to earn a living? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sam has the personality of a promoter.

Part 1) How does he have the personality of a promoter? How has he acquired this personality?

Part 2) How does this personality benefit him and his business? How does this personality also benefit others? How does it hurt other people and businesses in the process?

Part 3) Would someone with a personality such as this ever feel satisfied? Why or why not? Would you want to have a personality such as this? Why or why not?

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