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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. How old is Jack when he is promoted to a vice president for GE?

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

3. Where does Jack choose to advertise his plant's new plastics?

4. Who throws a huge party for Jack to introduce him to important people?

5. What are the human resources meetings called that are held at each GE business location?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jack construct gyms in company facilities?

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

5. What basic ideas does Jack say he hopes his book will communicate?

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

7. How does Jack's mother teach him the value of competition?

8. When faced with the real world of bad business, what is Jack's plan of attack?

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

10. Why does Jack promote selling the GE Housewares division?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What roles do Jack's parents play in his career?

Essay Topic 2

Briefly discuss the focus of Six Sigma. What is its importance to GE?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of objective writing to nonfiction. Is Jack: Straight from the Gut objectively written? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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