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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 was Perelman planning to do when he took over Pantry Pride in 1985?

2. What had been Perelman's greatest acquisition before Revlon?

3. How were some people able to beat Milken on deals?

4. Who was James Grant?

5. What did Milken do for people who had worked with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did LTV play in identifying a weakness in the junk market?

2. How was fear affecting Drexel during the investigations?

3. How widespread was Milken's competition by the fall of 1986?

4. How was favoritism shown at Drexel?

5. Tell something of the anticipation associated with SEC and FBI investigations into Drexel and Milken.

6. What were the results of the ongoing investigations of Drexel and Milken?

7. What were some of the detractors of LTOs saying about the practice in the 1980s?

8. Describe Milken's goals for the Asian markets.

9. What were some of Perelman's activities after acquiring Revlon?

10. Why did Milken play the role of enforcer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a critique of The Predators' Ball. Include such things as how objective the author was in writing the book, how valuable it is for readers, and how well it was written for readability. Mention the people you would recommend that they read the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about how it is possible for one to achieve dreams by hard work and study. Use Michael Milken as an example of coming up from not being able to get a job with a major Wall Street investment firm to having his picture on the cover of financial magazines. Do not include his downfall as that is the subject for another essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper on some of the most interesting things you learned about the bond market from reading The Predators' Ball. In your paper explain whether what you learned makes you want to learn more about investing and why.

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