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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. What is Jack's title at the new GE plastics plant?

2. What is Jack's highest level of education when he begins working at GE?

3. What service began in 1993 to help dealers sell their appliances?

4. How old is Jack when he begins working at GE?

5. Which electrical insulator is deemed a hazardous material by the EPA?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jack's beliefs regarding self-confidence?

2. What does Jack learn about discipline after he blows up one of GE's factories?

3. Why does Jack want out of the semiconductor business?

4. As Jack gets closer to GE's big leagues, what does he learn about the company's routine employee appraisals?

5. What is Jack's vision for GE when he takes over as CEO?

6. Explain Jack's idea of a "boundaryless" company.

7. How does the nuclear incident at Three Mile Island affect GE's business?

8. Why does Jack target GE Credit Corp as the company's most promising business?

9. What is Jack's unique approach to marketing industrial plastics in the 1970s?

10. Discuss Jack's thoughts on an informal work environment.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of e-business in the book? Be sure to define e-business.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of propaganda in nonfiction. Discuss any possible propaganda in this book.

Essay Topic 3

What is the writer's purpose of this book? Explain your answer and support it with text from the book.

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