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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Brotherhood of Hoods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rich Shuster is a thrift salesman in which Salomon Brothers office before coming to work for Ranieri?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) London.

2. The author characterizes the bond trader as a _____.
(a) Cowboy.
(b) Rock star.
(c) Warden.
(d) Bull.

3. With whom has the author received an invitation to dine?
(a) Prince Charles.
(b) Queen Elizabeth II.
(c) The queen mother.
(d) Lady Diana.

4. Liar's Poker has a lot in common with what aspect of Wall Street business?
(a) Commodities trading.
(b) Stock trading.
(c) Bond trading.
(d) Currency trading.

5. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?
(a) Handling risk.
(b) Destroying companies.
(c) Taking long lunches.
(d) Managing trainees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the midst of Liar's Poker, the good player's mind spins with ________.

2. A row of Bic fine-point pens in a plastic case in the breast pocket of someone who works on Wall Street is commonly called a _____.

3. What is the nickname for the Government National Mortgage Association?

4. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?

5. As Lewis gets more experience at Salomon Brothers, he realizes that an inexplicable aspect of studying to be an investment banker is that _______ serves no function in an investment bank.

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