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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. Who picks up Lauren to go to the executive's meeting?

2. What does Mary tell Lauren to do?

3. What information does Nick review with Lauren?

4. Why do the security officers think Lauren is Philip's mistress?

5. When does Lauren decide to accept Nick's apology?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick humiliate Lauren after his lawyer tells him what she has done?

2. What is revealed about Lauren's character by her behavior regarding Nick's advances?

3. How does Philip try to blackmail Lauren into spying for him?

4. Why has the company's security department decided to conduct an investigation into Lauren's past?

5. What keeps Lauren from giving in to Nick's charms and what does she demand of Nick?

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

7. How do Nick and his secretary, Mary, react to Lauren's being assigned to the special project?

8. What happened in Nick's relationship with his mother to affect his relationships with other women?

9. What does Laura learn about the relationship between Nick and Jim?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McNaught uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Lauren's position on premarital sex. Why is her virginity considered such a rarity and source of amusement for Nick? Why is sex such a constant battle between Nick and Lauren?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Nick and Philip. What are their roles within the story? What is the trust factor with women? What are the reasons Lauren cares for both of these men who are so dramatically different?

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