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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. Are there ups and downs in the Wal-Mart corporation?

2. Sam suggests that if you want to be successful, you need to _______ to your own interests?

3. There are two main camps in the Wal-Mart organization. Who leads these camps?

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

5. He has had the time of his life running Wal-Mart, but has been wondering _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Sam's motto that he frequently repeats?

3. Describe Wal-Mart's run-in with Kmart.

4. Describe Sam as a manager.

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

6. Describe the Saturday meetings.

7. Why does Sam give back to the community?

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

9. When Sam decides to become less involved with the business, what two camps remain?

10. How does Sam counter the argument that Wal-Mart has destroyed the small shops in rural towns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam believes he was over-blessed with ambition and drive.

Part 1) From whom does he claim he received these traits? Is he proud of these traits? Why or why not? How does he use these traits throughout his life?

Part 2) Are these traits necessary for anyone to become a success? Why or why not?

Part 3) What traits do you possess? How do you use them to your advantage?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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