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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 vision for GE?

2. What is the key to Jack's solution as he addresses the complaint expressed by trainees at GE's learning center?

3. What is Jack's business philosophy of the 1980s?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Jack disgruntled with his first $1,000 raise at GE?

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

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

7. How do GE employees view Jack's opinion about change?

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

9. What is a "Work-Out" and what is its role in GE?

10. Why does Jack learn the game of golf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss in detail Jack's concept of "Boundaryless" behavior.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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