ENGL. IV MSL REVIEW

Which quote from Ning Li supports the development of the central idea of the text?

• " 'As an entrepreneur we like...freedom.' "
• " 'The longer you go into investment banking, the more you are paid.' "
• " 'When you look at what Chinese people do abroad, a lot of them open restaurants.' "
• " 'Three hundred orders for a furniture business-just amazing.' "

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does the word entrepreneur mean in the text?

• a business person who forms and manages companies without taking a risk
• a business person who organizes an enterprise with considerable risk
• a business person who prefers managing to organizing
• a business person who prefers organizing to managing

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the effect of the expression "he had a different itch to scratch" in the first paragraph?

• It suggests that Ning Li had a strong interest in the freedom of owning a business.
• It hints that Ning Li was not talented or interested in an investment banking career.
• It equates Ning Li's investment banking career with owning one's own business.
• It compares Ning Li's ownership of a business to feeling out of control.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Ning Li imply in paragraphs 3 and 4?

• that investment bankers make much more profit than business owners
• that investment bankers have very few opportunities to make their own choices
• that his inability to pursue an investment banking career led him to start a business
• that a banking background provides very little help to someone interested in starting a business

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which experience in Ning Li's life influenced the choice of his first entrepreneurial venture?

• opening an innovative Chinese restaurant
• being successful in investment banking
• realizing the benefits of the internet
• continuing his education in France

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the effect of Ning Li's trip to France on his future business plans?

• It provided him an opportunity to experience greater personal freedom.
• It encouraged him to develop a business model based on French furniture markets.
• It gave him his first exposure to the internet, which he did not have in his native China.
• It allowed him to see firsthand the huge markup on Asian furniture in European markets.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What function does it serve in the text to mention that the entrepreneur took a year off between jobs?

• It provides a break in the detailed descriptions of the intricacies of organizing online furniture companies.
• It describes the experiences and adventures the entrepreneur enjoyed while he was not working.
• It illustrates how the entrepreneur gained perspective and how he was able to start over again.
• It demonstrates how lucrative online furniture manufacturing and selling can be.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5