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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 the definition of valuation?

2. What did the new employees all enjoy during the training?

3. Many of the investment banks woo potential employees with money and __________.

4. What do junior vice presidents dream of?

5. While investment bankers jobs have stayed somewhat the same, what had changed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is remarkable about Les Newton?

2. How do the Rolfe and Troob's personal accounts of interviews and the recruiters personalities create a humorous mood?

3. What causes multiple versions and edits of the pitch book to be made? Even hours before the presentation?

4. What is similar about Comparable Multiples Analysis and Discounted Cash flow Analysis?

5. Upon his return to Harvard, what type of recruiters visited Troob?

6. Explain why this chapter was named The Merry-Go-Round.

7. Why were so many junior vice presidents always unhappy with their lives at DLJ?

8. In an investment bank, how do analysts differ from associates?

9. Unfortunately, for the associates, how did they usually learn that they had to bribe the copy center?

10. How has investment banking changed from the Great Depression until the printing of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disillusionment is a theme that continually appears throughout the novel. As characters realize the true nature of their jobs, they are full of disappointment, anger, abused, and regretful:

Analyze three different times where Rolfe and Troob experience disillusionment with DLJ.

Describe the four phases they experienced.

Essay Topic 2

1. Explain why "top tier schools" or Ivy League schools are breeding grounds for investment banks.

2. In your opinion, can a quality education be gained outside of these institutions?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Rolfe and Troob.

Consider the following about each characters personality:

- Work ethic

- Education background

- Personal life

- Views on business accountability

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