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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Erica confide in regarding her tantrum in Chapter 8?
(a) Her coach.
(b) Her father.
(c) The head of the Academy.
(d) Her mother.

2. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) A desire to exercise.
(b) A need for spiritual happiness.
(c) An inflated self-image.
(d) A fear of abandonment.

3. Who eventually defends Erica's choice to leave for college in Chapter 9?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. In a theory quoted at the end of Chapter 14, a company sick inside does what?
(a) Has an innovative breakthrough.
(b) Realligns itself.
(c) Gets sicker and dies.
(d) Relies of government subsidies.

5. What industry does Erica go into after graduating college?
(a) Financial services.
(b) Consulting.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Advertising.

6. What did Walter Mischel suggest children do in his marshmallow experiment which helped them wait longer to eat the candy?
(a) Suck their thumbs.
(b) Drink a glass of milk.
(c) Imagine it was something else.
(d) Shut their eyes.

7. How does the board of the Academy help Erica matriculate in Chapter 7?
(a) They forge a recommendation.
(b) They change of transcript.
(c) They give her tuition assistance.
(d) They rig the lottery.

8. What suffers with the success of the business in Chapter 14?
(a) Erica's health.
(b) Harold's writing.
(c) Erica and Harold's relationship.
(d) The businesses reputation.

9. In Chapter 13, Harold ruminates that certain pagans considered what to be a god?
(a) Fire.
(b) Woman.
(c) Love.
(d) Genius.

10. What does Erica particularly admire about Raymond in Chapter 16?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His self-awareness.
(c) His work ethic.
(d) His sense of loyalty.

11. What does Erica feel about the new workers she hires in Chapter 14?
(a) She values each of them.
(b) She thinks they are lazy and unmotivates.
(c) She views them as cogs in a machine.
(d) She is attracted to several.

12. What nearly happened to Erica at age 10?
(a) She nearly lost her mother.
(b) She was nearly sent to China.
(c) She nearly got arrested.
(d) She nearly died.

13. Which of the following is a condition that Raymond insists on in Chapter 16 is the group prepares its proposals?
(a) Taggart has to go.
(b) He must have a veto.
(c) It must be budget neutral.
(d) It must be a done in public.

14. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?
(a) Incentives.
(b) Ideologies.
(c) Networks.
(d) Interests.

15. What was Intercom's original line of business?
(a) Cable provider.
(b) Stock trader.
(c) Microchip producer.
(d) Commericial paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal problem does Harold begin having after he becomes romantically involved with Erica?

2. What school does Erica get accepted to in Chapter 9?

3. How long do Brooks and Eric work together before they start hanging out outside work?

4. What has Erica heard about Intercom before her interview in Chapter 14?

5. When Walter Mischel repeated his marshmallow experiment year later, what did he use instead of a marshmallow?

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