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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. Why does Jack get frustrated with the plastics inventors?

2. In which year was Jack appointed as CEO?

3. How much was Jack's first pay raise at GE?

4. How many years does Jack serve as CEO of General Electric?

5. What is the evaluation system that works well for several years, until employees find a way to "game" it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about GE's Crotonville training facility?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What frustrates Jack about the scientists he deals with when he first goes to work for GE?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast autobiography and personal recollection as types of nonfiction.

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

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

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