Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie

Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie

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English

12th Grade

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Erin Steg

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The audience for Michael Lewis's speech is

the Princeton High School graduating class of 2012

a Wall Street convention at Princeton University

the Princeton University graduating class of 2012

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the beginning of his speech, Lewis states that when he graduated from college, he

did not feel prepared for the job market

went to work for his father's company

knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lewis first realized he wanted to be a writer when he

was a reporter for his college newspaper

was encouraged by his professor

wrote his senior thesis in college

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lewis says he was hired for a prestigious position with a Wall Street investment firm because

his education made him uniquely qualified for the position

an executive's wife convinced her husband to hire him

he had spent a lot of time applying for jobs on Wall Street