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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While recruiting for DLJ, what did Troob realize?

2. Getting on the bad side of the copy center was ___________.

3. Who gives the final command to print the prospectus?

4. How much are word processors paid an hour?

5. After both men left the company, how did they feel about themselves and their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Compare and contrast associates Perrentazzi to Troob.

2. Compare and contrast Mike Stevens to Rolfe.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following questions to write about:

1. What two themes are the most prevalent in the book? Discuss the themes and describe two specific situations in which the themes are present.

2. Compare and contrast Ed Star and Les Newton. How are the men alike and different? Why did many people wish to emulate these two men.

3. The theme of exhaustion is ever present during Rolfe and Troob's employment at DLJ. Explain how exhaustion cycles through the DLJ employees in the book.

Essay Topic 3

1. Discuss the most prevalent roles of women in the book.

2. Pick three characters and analyze how their roles as women are presented throughout the novel.

3. Is their a common job that all women have? Do these jobs seem degrading or demoralizing?

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