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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 actually happens when Livingston is working under an account at Williamson's?
2. In what kind of shape is Imperial Steel?
3. Who was a famous stock manipulator Livingston mentions?
4. What does an operator tell people when cornering a market?
5. What does Livingston believe about this famous stock manipulator?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Livingston say about the press and insider trading?
2. What does Livingston do when he returns to New York?
3. How does Livingston feel about hunches?
4. What does Livingston say about selling stocks on a payment plan and stock splits?
5. Sum up what Livingston says about cornering the market.
6. How does Livingston feel about tips and to what does he attribute his success?
7. What does Livingston say about broker letters?
8. What does Livingston do to keep from being broke again?
9. Is Livingston asked for tips? What does he say?
10. What does Livingston say about forces that can cause plans to go wrong?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Livingston goes back and forth between cities trying to earn money. He won't settle down and learn how to do Wall Street. Given his circumstances he doesn't seem to be a very stable individual.
1. Would you agree or disagree with the above statement? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Given what we've seen thus far of Livingston's character explain, in detail, why he probably wouldn't be happy in a steady job.
3. Why do you think Livingston keeps moving around? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The book, REMINISCENCES OF A STOCK OPERATOR, is considered a classic in business education and is required reading in most business colleges.
1. Why do you think the above statement is true?
2. After reading REMINISCENCES OF A STOCK OPERATOR do you think you understand more of the stock market and the economy than before you read it? Why or why not?
3. Do you think it is too outdated to be of any use to students today? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The young Livingston is fascinated by patterns in the tape and has an excellent memory for numbers. He is able to remember the patterns various stocks normally exhibit well enough to predict their behavior or notice if they act strangely. He records his predictions and compares them to the actual performance of the stocks. Livingston trusts his observations more than tips from others.
1. What would you say about Livingston as a person based on the above paragraph?
2. Livingston is 15-years-old when the book opens. Describe the characteristics you see in Livingston that you would consider typical for a 15 year old and the ones you consider more adult like.
3. Livingston from the brief description above seems like a very organized, possibly even obsessive individual. Discuss the ways you believe this type of personality might do well as a stock broker.
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