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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who overheard Philip blackmailing Lauren about the bids?
(a) Jim.
(b) Stacy.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mary.

2. What does Jim offer Lauren as she leaves the building?
(a) Money.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Advice.
(d) Car.

3. What news has Nick given the media?
(a) He is expanding the company.
(b) He is moving the company to Europe.
(c) He is selling the company.
(d) He and Lauren are getting married.

4. What does Nick do to try to hurt Lauren?
(a) Makes her work late.
(b) Cuts her salary.
(c) Makes her work in a cubicle.
(d) Entertains female companions in front of her.

5. What is the nature of the special project that Nick is working on with an inventor?
(a) A cure for cancer.
(b) A formula that will make carpet last forever.
(c) A non-alcoholic martini.
(d) An ethanol-powered car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT characterize Lauren regarding Nick?

2. Why does Lauren tell Nick to stop trying to seduce her?

3. What gift does Nick give Lauren as an apology?

4. What does Nick suggest to Lauren as she begins work on the project?

5. Lauren decides to play the game of pretending to be in love with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Nick have his attorneys take regarding Lauren?

2. In addition to returning the pearl earrings, what choice does Lauren make in spite of Nick's poor behavior?

3. What surprises Lauren about a new assignment she gets at the office?

4. How does Nick try to reconnect with Lauren at the party?

5. How does Tony prove to be Lauren's only friend at this point?

6. How does Jim come to Lauren's aid when Nick begins making advances again?

7. What threatens to ruin the relationship between Nick and Lauren?

8. How does the author create tension in the story at this point?

9. How does Lauren try to adapt to Nick's changing moods and behavior?

10. How do Nick's advances provide insight into his personality?

(see the answer keys)

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