The Wall Street Journal Education Program
Weekly Review & Quiz
Covering front-page articles from April 15-21, 2006
Links Spring 2006 Issue #14
Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University
Questions 1 – 12 from The First Section, Section A
Surprise Audit As Users Go Online, Tax-Software Firms Retool Strategies
By VAUHINI VARA
April 15, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114506446471126784.html
Second Look Once-Wary Industry Giants Embrace Internet Advertising
By KEVIN J. DELANEY
April 17, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114523618204327274.html
Oil Settles Above $70 a Barrel, Despite Inventories at 8-Year High
By BHUSHAN BAHREE in New York and ANN DAVIS in Houston
April 18, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114532452352528310.html
Backseat Driver Behind VW's Board Turmoil: A Chairman's Desire for Control
By STEPHEN POWER
April 19, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114540899058129488.html
Backfire How Mercury Rules Designed for Safety End Up Polluting
By JOHN J. FIALKA
April 20, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114549461628630674.html
Strangers on the Train: Highway Work Forces Chicagoans Off Road
By ILAN BRAT
April 21, 2006;PageA1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114557703642531892.html
Questions 13 – 17 from Marketplace
Recharging Coca-Cola
By CHAD TERHUNE
April 17, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114523376275027237.html
Friends Who Become Bosses Often Change In Surprising Ways
By JARED SANDBERG
April 18, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114530796378427951.html
Contractor Admits Bribing A U.S. Official in Iraq
By YOCHI J. DREAZEN
April 19, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114541165511229546.html
Suitable Attire?
By CECILIE ROHWEDDER
April 20, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114548666330130509.html
Oops! Mental Training, Crosswords Fail to Slow Decline of Aging Brain
By SHARON BEGLEY
April 21, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114556973987331695.html
Questions 18 – 23 from Money & Investing
What GM's Woes Mean For Your Portfolio
By SERENA NG and LINGLING WEI
April 15, 2006;PageB1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114505091202526438.html
Do Stocks Have Any Zip Left?
By E.S. BROWNING
April 17, 2006;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114522413764027072.html
Start Worrying
By JUSTIN LAHART
April 18, 2006;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114532313812528272.html
Skilling Quarrels With Prosecutor As Tempers Flare
By GARY MCWILLIAMS and JOHN R. EMSHWILLER
April 19, 2006;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114537077795828705.html
Driven to Tears
By JUSTIN LAHART
April 20, 2006;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114549362629930658.html
GM Is on Pace to Amass $32 Billion, A Big, Fat Cushion to Stay Afloat On
By DAVID REILLY and SERENA NG
April 21, 2006;PageC1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114558448978132057.html
Questions 24 – 26 from Personal Journal, Section D
Airports Anticipate Longer Security Lines
By SCOTT MCCARTNEY
April 18, 2006;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114532363532028289.html
Cutting Waits at the Doctor's Office
April 19, 2006;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114540135592529301.html
Saying 'No' to the Ivy League
By ROBERT TOMSHO
April 20, 2006;PageD1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114549432060630668.html
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