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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. In Chapter 13, when does GE deadline its goal to become a $100 billion company with $10 billion in profits?

2. What does GE implement to produce positive growth results and exceed the company's goal?

3. What kind of employees does Jack want at GE?

4. What does the learning/training curriculum show its participants?

5. Which organization started out as a group of elitists but opened its membership and transformed into a group of volunteers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jack learn the game of golf?

3. Why does Jack construct gyms in company facilities?

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

5. What are the focus and discussion of Session C meetings.

6. What are Jack's thoughts on changing himself in order to change his company?

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

8. What is the accepted business philosophy of the 1980s?

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

10. What does Jack learn about "academic pedigrees"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss discipline as a theme in Jack: Straight from the Gut.

Essay Topic 2

What is an anecdote and what is its role in nonfiction. Specifically, what is the importance of anecdotes in this story?

Essay Topic 3

A main character in a work of fiction has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. In nonfiction, the main character is known as the subject. Jack is the subject of his own book. What are Jack's bad qualities? Support your answers.

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