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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 many defense lawyers had acted unethically, according to the complaint Bill filed?

2. Based on Bill's advice in Chapter 9, what is very important in self-discipline?

3. What is the title of the tenth Chapter of Who's Looking Out for You?

4. What workplace practice does Bill describe as demeaning and low quality?

5. How does Bill believe it is possible to change people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bill's advice to people pertaining to the courts?

2. How does Bill describe Peter Jennings?

3. What is the "law club" that Bill references in Chapter 7?

4. According to Bill, what types of things should be avoided when a person hopes to limit the number of mistakes they make?

5. What was the difference in the way the police handled crime when Bill's grandfather patrolled the streets of New York?

6. What is Bill's advice to minorities?

7. Why does Bill think that independence is important?

8. How is the legal system of the country growing?

9. How does Bill think a person should act in a workplace environment?

10. What are Bill's thoughts on tolerance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Bill, America is a country that has unlimited opportunity that is available to anyone who is willing to work hard to achieve their goals.

- Describe the principles that America was founded on and why they created an inspiring climate that encourages dreams.

- Explain the importance of health, education, discipline, persistence, and independence in building a better life, according to Bill.

- Analyze Bill's advice for overcoming setbacks. How was he able to rise up from humble beginnings to become successful?

Essay Topic 2

According to Bill, inner cities suffer from the rampant crime while the media and politicians choose to ignore it.

- Compare the way that crime is dealt with in upscale cities with the way it is overlooked in the inner cities, using Chicago as an example.

- Explain why politicians are unwilling to address the crime problems of the inner cities.

- Describe the ways that people living in the poorer neighborhoods can work with the police to stop the crime that is occurring.

Essay Topic 3

According to Bill, the basic cause of many problems in the country is a bad family life.

- Provide at least three examples of the division between legality and irresponsibility in parenting.

- Analyze the negative effects of children born out of wedlock using the statistics and information provided in the book.

- Describe the cycle of abuse that Bill refers to in parenting, why it is so difficult to deal with, and the ways it is broken.

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