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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 one motto that he repeats frequently in the book and to anyone who will listen to him. What is this motto?

2. What is rule number five?

3. For what do Sam and his upper management team look in the smaller stores?

4. When did Wal-Mart take on Kmart?

5. In Chapter 18, Sam reflects on _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sam comes out of retirement?

2. What does Sam think about competition?

3. What is the "whistle while you work" mentality? How does this benefit the employee and the company?

4. What does Sam think about the way he has spent his life? What is the message he gives at the end of the book?

5. What are five more rules given by Sam for running a successful company?

6. Who has been involved the most in the advancements in technology for Wal-Mart?

7. How does he give back? Why does he give back in this way?

8. How does the increase in re-urbanization benefit Wal-Mart?

9. What are five rules given by Sam for running a successful company?

10. Describe the Saturday meetings.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sam opens Walton's Five and Dime, which become a success.

Part 1) What leads up to Sam opening Walton's Five and Dime? How does he prepare to open his own store?

Part 2) Why is it so successful? What does this success foreshadow?

Part 3) What does Sam learn from opening and running this first store? How does he use this knowledge later?

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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